Henderson was discovered when she was 13 at the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School of Texas. Local ads and commercials followed her discovery, and by the time she was 16 she was already signed to New York Model Management. After graduation from Katy High School, she went to France to join Ford Models, then moved to New York City and began appearing within the pages of magazines such as Elle Girl and Teen Vogue.
Henderson's modeling career began when she was 13 at a prestigious Texas school for modeling and acting. She quickly gained attention with local ads and commercials by age 16, and had already secured a contract with a major New York model agency. After completing high school, she moved to France to join another prominent modeling agency and eventually made her way to New York City, where she appeared in highly respected magazines.