The modelling trade has had its fair proportion of criticism over its adverse messages about physique picture.
Former Miss Universe Australia, Olivia Molly Rogers, has spoken out about her journey again to self love after battling an insecurity from her time as a mannequin.
Taking to Instagram, the 31-year-old posted a video of herself operating on the seaside with a message written over the clip.
“I never used to run in shorts, even on really hot days/in Bali,” she wrote. “I would wear long tights because the modelling industry made me so self conscious of my legs.”
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Rogers confessed that in her time modelling when she was younger, “negative comments” about her legs from brokers and photographers caught with her.
”They were my biggest insecurity for the longest time and something I struggled with enormously during my eating disorder,” she added.
The mannequin made certain to notice that the best way she seen her physique has modified over time.
“Now I wear short shorts, I feel my legs move, the shorts ride up and it doesn’t bother me,” she wrote.
“Instead I’m focusing on other things – cute dogs on the beach, friendly people, the colours of Bali, the waves, my pace and how good running makes me feel.”
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Acknowledging that her publish was made with her totally conscious of the privilege she holds as an “able bodied, straight sized and white” girl, Rogers famous the purpose was to share her expertise and let others know that “recovery and body acceptance is possible”.
This is not the primary time the psychological well being advocate has been open about her consuming dysfunction or relationship with her physique.
In 2020 Rogers posted a sequence of snaps of herself at aged 19 that have been taken when she was “deep in the grip of my eating disorder”.
“Looking at them was triggering for me for a long time,” she mentioned of the images. “I don’t have many photos from that period, I deleted most of them because they were painful to look at.”
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While chatting with 9Honey earlier this 12 months, the mannequin mentioned of self love: ”To me, self love means caring for yourself and knowing that you are worthy of happiness no matter what.”
She added: “Self love is about putting yourself first, taking care of your emotional and physical needs and not sacrificing your needs to please anybody else.”
Anyone needing assist with consuming issues or physique picture points ought to contact: Butterfly National Helpline on 1800 33 4673 (1800 ED HOPE) or electronic mail assist@butterfly.org.au
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