When identity is derived from insecurities about our bodies, it’s like looking in a funhouse mirror, hoping it will give us an accurate reflection of who we are. 

I grew up in the modeling industry, in which perfection was the standard. As a professional model for 15 years represented by Ford Models, I appeared in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Teen and worked with designers such as Giorgio Armani. 

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