I did a bit of research and this being a very small world , I ended up knowing a friend of a plus size model
At some point I “ gave it up ” to pursue something else . I suppose the romanticism surrounding it diminished as soon as I found out I couldn ’ t afford the school that I wanted to get into to study photography further . I traveled around Europe for a bit after high school and as soon as I got back to California I tried to think of the quickest way to ( legally ) make a dollar , so that I could continue traveling . So , I became a bartender and earned a degree in International Business .
I quickly got a second job because , it seems that is the only way to keep your head above water now-a-days , working at Sephora in the skincare department . While there I was often used as the face model when someone was getting certified to be a makeup artist . People would say things like “ Hey , you should become a model !” There was just one very obvious flaw in their plan … I was , and have been since middle school , a solid size 12-14 . Then a close friend of mine mentioned “ Plus Size ” modeling . I did a bit of research and this being a very small world , I ended up knowing a friend of a plus
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I quickly got a second job
because, it seems that is the
only way to keep your head
above water now-a-days,
working at Sephora in the
skincare department. While
there I was often used as the
face model when someone
was getting certified to be a
makeup artist. People would
say things like “Hey, you should become a
model!” There was just one very obvious flaw
in their plan…I was, and have been since middle
school, a solid size 12-14. Then a close friend
of mine mentioned “Plus Size” modeling. I did
a bit of research and this being a very small
world, I ended up knowing a friend of a plus
Skorch
I did a
bit of
research
and this
being a
very small
world, I
ended up
knowing
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