A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.

I try to separate my modelling work from my school life because I don’t want people to think of me differently or that I am a certain way because of it.

Modeling is really what I do during my free time. It’s fun for me, so it doesn’t feel like work. I choose to do it.

Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling.

I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.

Modeling gave me so many experiences, like traveling and being exposed to global cultures, but the most valuable lesson has been working with designers who truly are visionaries in their field.