English - Model | February 9, 1978 -
I am selective. If I do splash out, it's an investment, and I wear things for years.
Erin O'Connor
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Water - I drink gallons of it! You can use the most luxurious skincare products in the world, but they won't work as well if you do not hydrate from inside.
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Conformism is a potent statement, and as much as we do talk about individuality in fashion, there's a sense that people are fearful of not conforming and not being part of action.
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I enjoy travelling the world, but nowhere beats Walsall.
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I knew I'd made it when my face appeared on a stamp.
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I understood early on that I was not the best-looking girl in the room. But I knew my advantage was a hard work ethic and I was ambitious: I knew I could be a great model.
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I've been on both sides: the victim and the villain. I was the victimised model, and everything from my weight to my fertility was held up for discussion. And then I was the person that could garner some kind of positive outcome, by taking on the role of vice chairman of the British Fashion Council and becoming an activist of body image.
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Fear has been my biggest friend. Fear of the unknown. Whenever I've been afraid, I've been very self-protective.
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I seem to disappoint people a bit. They want the full regalia - but I don't walk around in a corset the whole time.
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In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona.
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The model sanctuary was borne of a complex, political, societal debate. It was proposed to us from various bodies that we give models medicals once a year, and if they didn't pass that medical, there's a chance they'd legally lose their right to work.
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The Model Sanctuary is not about self-indulgence - it's about reminding and allowing them to become self-sufficient human beings. I wanted to alert people to the fact that we're not the victims, but nor are we the villains. We want fair practice and positive, sustainable change, working with the fashion industry, not against it.
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