Paloma Elsesser shares her what happened after she won Model of the Year: ‘I made modeling history. Then the internet made me wish I hadn’t.’
On the afternoon of December 3, I was on my hands and knees at the Sunset Tower Hotel, praying. It was the day before the Fashion Awards, an annual event put on by the British Fashion Council that honors designers, models, and others — I was up for Model of the Year. Yet all day, I had been making silent pleas not to win.
Walking through the Royal Albert Hall felt like looking through the reel of my own career highlights. Everyone around me echoed the significance of my win, not just for myself but for representation in the industry. My phone was blowing up with texts from my team and loved ones. In those cherished moments, I felt excitement, affirmation, and joy.
I used to view myself as a flawed individual — this mentally ill, chubby brown girl with a messy house and an ongoing struggle to open my mail. Modeling changed my narrative and gave me a sense of purpose in challenging norms around our bodies that I too had been indoctrinated into. My body became a vessel for connection. A vessel for thought.
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