kelly

height 5'8 / bust 32C / waist 26 / hips 36 / dress 8 / shoe 8 / hair blonde / eyes blue

My family background is … English, Irish, Scottish, German and Dutch! Now how diverse is that?  Recent accomplishments … I was recently one of Gok Wan’s “Gokettes” in “How to Look Good Naked,” appearing in two series. I enjoy helping kids, teenagers and adults alike across the globe by giving them inspiration, boosting their self esteem, helping them overcome confidence issues and empowering them. To me, that’s a massive accomplishment! Everybody deserves to be happy within their own body.  I challenge the beauty ideal by … showing that just because I am not considered “perfect” in the fashion world (whatever that means!), I’m very passionate about my work as a model. I produce some amazing work and I believe I deserve to grace the covers of fashion magazines such as Vogue and Elle regardless of not conforming to the fashion world’s stereotypes.  If I could tell a young girl anything I would say … believe in you! Always know that you are beautiful – no matter what. No person is the same – if we were, the world would be a dull place. Be optimistic, positive, pursue your passion, and follow your heart and intuition with zeal. Smile and the world will smile with you.  In the modelling world I would like to see … more brands, more designers, more advertisers and more photographers be brave and take risks! Change is a natural part of evolution, so they should embrace it! I want to be the pied piper of fashion – leading the way of a new era.  My ultimate modelling job would be … the face of a well known brand in an advertising campaign. I want to see myself on billboards! I see myself as a role model not only for people with disabilities, but people as a whole and seeing somebody such as me on a billboard, representing a brand, would be such a positive image. In the UK, girls are developing eating disorders younger & younger. I do wonder whether it is because all they see in advertisements & fashion magazines are these so called images of perfection. Do they think in order to be beautiful and successful they have to look a certain way? If this changed, would this help people be more accepting of themselves? I think so.