When I was a teenager, me and a couple of my friends entered a couple of modeling competitions just for fun, and one of those got me an agent in Sydney.
Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspective of other girls.
The bit that I've always loved about modeling is show season: the hype, the chaos, the calm just before you walk out. It's your moment - especially when there's no one before you.
What drew me to modeling was this idea of being independent.
I knew that modeling could open doors, and I would be able to travel and forge my own path. Being able to support yourself is amazing, and I think that was one of the things that appealed to me, but I didn't want to be in front of the camera at first.
With modeling, social media is such a humungous part of it now. You get jobs because of the amount of followers you have.
I did a school fashion show, and I got scouted there, but I wasn't very interested in modeling at that point.
I would like to give acting a go. I studied it for a long time; I just want to make sure when I do it I am able to put in as much effort as I do to modeling.
Even when I first started modeling, my loyalty to those girls like Molly Goddard, Ashley Williams, and Dilara Findikoglu was important. I like to support them as much as I can. For me, it's as important to walk in their show or wearing their clothes as it is doing a Marc Jacobs show.
I've been lucky enough to have been given a platform through modeling, so now I can use it as an activist.
