research (what i suggest to everyone who wants to start modeling) and decided to take those pictures to agencies primarily to get advice, but what happened surprised me even more. on my first open call, i was called back and then later signed with a big named agency. i never saw myself as a model, but everyone else around me did, and it’s funny that one of the things i was teased for growing up would be the very thing to help me shine.
i have definitely struggled with body image and self-esteem issues. a lot of it started when i was in middle school number one because i was the 