Beauty That Lasts
All I ever wanted was to be in magazines, earn lots of money and travel all over the world. The struggle to make ends meet was finally over. The world was my new playground - from Egypt to South Africa, Japan to Sweden, Switzerland to the Canary Islands - I was living my dream. I could wine and dine... >Read More
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My Life as a London Model
At the age of 17, I won a national modeling competition in England to be a cover girl for Just Seventeen Magazine. Two years later, after I finished studying art and fashion design, I began my full-time modeling career in Milan, Italy. I loved the traveling and excitement of doing jobs with such magazines as Harper's Bazaar, Donna and... >Read More
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Love Your Body
"I learned the truth at 17, that love was meant for beauty queens…" played from our car radio in 1975. As a scrawny 12-year-old, I believed that if I was beautiful, my life would be perfect.
Fast forward four years - at 16, I was chosen from more than 200 girls to go to Paris and become a fashion model.... >Read More
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A Model's Journey to Beauty
Though it seemed unlikely, my life’s dream was to be a model. In high school, a judge for the school fashion show thought I had the exotic look of a fashion model. That judge began helping me get pictures together, and a photographer took me under her belt, teaching me what to watch out for in the modeling business.
I... >Read More
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Learning to Love My Body
I'm doing something I thought I'd never do again - working as a full-time model in New York, this time in the plus-size market. For six years, I worked full-time as a straight-size model. But I got out of the business after battling bulimia and coming to the conclusion that it wasn't right for me to continue.
Bulimia had a... >Read More
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Finding My Real Voice
Story told by Danny Velasco, written by Leah Kullman
Danny Velasco's dream of being a celebrity stylist propelled him into being the youngest stylist at Bergdorf-Goodman. With this experience under his belt, Danny was styling hair for models that appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine.
Danny had a promising future, expensive homes and...... >Read More
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This Is The Life!
As a child, I had no views on God at all because my parents didn't teach us about Him. I cannot recall having a conversation with either one of them about any spiritual matters before they died. Most of my memories of my parents include my dad and his drinking problem. Because he was an alcoholic, my mother wanted... >Read More
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When You’ve Got That Ugly Fat Feeling
Have you ever stood in front of your closet and just felt... >more
Starving for Life and Loveliness
Have you ever felt like losing five pounds? I have . .... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)