6 reasons I will never be a model

With little to do on Australia Day but eat pies and apply patriotic temporary tattoos to my children, I thought I’d try my hand at a spot of modelling. When I was a teen, I tried hard to emulate the looks of the supermodels we had back then – Elle, Cindy, Linda, Naomi, Christy. Now I look at the poses models are forced to strike and think, fuck me, who would do that?

Turns out I would.

How does one hone one’s skills? Learn from professionals, of course. I decided to google different emotions so I could learn how to nail certain looks. Here’s how I did. What do you think – did I nail it? (I think the cat let me down a bit here – I think she should stick to licking herself and biting the baby.)

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Carolyn is the editorial director of Champagne Cartel and a freelance writer. In her spare time she is a long-distance runner, peanut butter enthusiast, and single mum to three incredible humans.

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