“As a model you need to be able to do the craziest things.” – Heidi Klum
Let's sashay down the runway, pout seductively at the looking glass and delve into the carb free world of modeling.
I have had plenty of time to experience the idiosyncrasies and events that shape the lives of this particular enclave. I appeared in my first Television Commercial at the age of 10, became a Girlfriend magazine finalist, joined Vivien's, competed in a Miss Universe beauty pageant and modelled around the world. I have seen it all: a Naomi Campbell tantrum first hand, laser hair removal burns and a swimwear shoot in a Muslim country.
This is a model world where the emotions are high and the diction is simple. When the light of the flashes disperse, it is not all beauty queens and pillow fights in lingerie… OK there are some pillow fights in lingerie and also the odd pageant (Miss Universe, Lux, Ford).
I am hoping to open up an interesting concept for examination, that an intelligent model is not necessarily an anomaly or oxymoron...
OK not all models are cat walking their way through the halls of Mensa, but there are some compelling arguments that we are not all imbeciles either. After I completed university, I swiftly boarded a plane to travel the world. The ink didn't even have a chance to dry on my degree/s (the first indication that I was not cut out for the corporate world). An education (academic or worldly) can be a handy thing to possess in this industry and many models do.
It is not rocket surgery, but it is a lot of fun and often a passport to travel this amazing world that we live in.
So let’s take a trip! Sammy x
