Able Quote by Melissa Ordway

I never thought of a career of as a model, and it was a total surprise for me when I won the contest and…

— Irina Shayk

I did a little modeling in Minnesota, but because I was a heavier 'model,' I didn't pursue it much when I lived there.

— Brianna Brown

Modeling was never anything that was a career choice. I did catalog work in Toronto to make money so that I could go to…

— Malin Akerman

Living in Georgia, I never wanted to model. But I had the travel bug big time when I was young. I think because I…

— Joelle Carter

I started with the modeling.

— Joanna Krupa

I went to the Professional Children's School in New York, and I started modeling because I could do that until I actually figured out…

— Margaret Qualley

Modeling was pretty difficult back then. I did not find the business something that I had an interest in. I wanted to be a…

— Linda Blair

I've done modeling since I was 18, but it didn't take off until I moved to Los Angeles. Modeling has always been something I've…

— Katherine Webb

Before 'The Bachelor,' I was out in L.A. kind of dabbling in modeling a little bit.

— Nick Viall

When I fell into modeling, because I wanted to work in fashion. I wanted to do styling or make-up. I ended getting picked up…

— Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Modeling was another job like some of the other ones I had. Working as a cashier, I delivered newspapers, I worked in a retirement…

— Kathy Ireland

I didn't come to L.A. thinking, okay, I'm going to be an actor, so my progression was just kind of organic, starting in print…

— Jodie Turner-Smith