Life as a high fashion model

The fashion industry is cut-throat. It is what it is. Unless you are cover-girl material, or one of those rare exceptions, your career wanes in your late twenties. It is an adventure. If you are smart, you take it as such. The industry is rife with pitfalls. But the money is good and if you want to leave your small hometown to see the world, modeling serves its purpose.

I was a bit too tall. I am six feet one inches. My height narrowed my job opportunities. But I managed to be in the top 15 ranked run-way models in Italy for the entire time I worked. Along the way I met such runway stars as Pat Cleveland, Iman, and many others.

The concept of super models was just around the corner. When I worked for Calvin Klein one season in New York, I shared mirrors with those women who were among the first super models, such as Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford. I didn't have what it took to become that famous, but I did enjoy my moment of fame. More to come.