"Instead of giving up [modeling] because I was not challenged anymore, I actually reversed it on its head and saw all the opportunities to use this as a platform to do so many other things that I am passionate about, even if I don't have anything to do with fashion.
I feel a real responsibility to get the girls who are paying attention to me interested in these important skills that can transform their future and help bring them into an industry where there is a real disconnect and disproportionate number of men to women in the field. I underestimated how many girls would be aware of the importance of it and there are so many bright young minds who are aware of how powerful it can be to take part in shaping the future with technology.
On her future:
"I don't want to be complacent, and I don't want to just be one thing. I'm sure people underestimate me all the time, but that only motivates me to prove them wrong and to actually beat them at their own game. I have this sense of competition with myself to be the best I can at whatever I'm trying to do, and to take the path less trodden."
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