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Side Hustle School

#1028 - Unplanned, Plus-Sized Modeling Career Takes Off

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Careers, Small Business, Side Hustle, Entrepreneurship, Business, Entrepreneurship,

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

A publicist fresh out of college begins modeling and ends up earning six figures a year.

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0:00.0

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0:08.6

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0:15.7

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0:23.0

night.

0:26.0

The pleasure is always on.

0:28.0

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0:33.0

Maybe the thing that makes you different is what makes you interesting and attractive.

0:44.2

Or maybe the characteristic that you thought was a detriment actually ends up being an

0:47.9

advantage.

0:48.9

That's what today's story illustrates.

0:51.0

It's about a woman who begins a career in PR, only to stumble into the world of plus

0:55.3

size modeling, something she didn't even know existed until a chance encounter.

1:00.5

As a mixed race individual, she also had more than her share of experiences in feeling isolated.

1:05.5

But again, this turned out to be a key attribute and why she was desirable to agencies and brands.

1:10.9

This unplanned modeling career now brings in more than six figures a year.

1:14.6

She's also been smart to diversify her earnings, so as to not become dependent on any season

1:19.0

or trend.

1:21.0

Welcome to Sideosal School.

1:22.0

This is your host, Chris Gillibot.

1:23.0

I'm going to bring you this story, unplanned plus size modeling career takes off in just

1:27.9

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