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There is some justice after all. A report out this week says that being born gorgeous is not a passport to a lifetime of happiness and self-fulfillment.
The London study found that models have lower self esteem, poorer mental health and less job satisfaction that ordinary women working office jobs. I suppose when you look at the messy lives of famous beauties like Elizabeth Taylor, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss - even Elle McPherson - you can see there may be some truth in the study.
But perhaps its only the London models - those who work fulltime strutting their stuff on the catwalk?.
I MC'd the Farmers Fashion parades on Friday and spent the day surrounded by some of the most beautiful young women - and men - in the country. And they were delightful.
They were funny and inclusive and swapping stories about the other interests in their lives - their uni studies, horseriding, their music - and they were incredibly well read, judging by the titles of the books they buried themselves in, between shows.
Perhaps the trick is to see modelling as a bit of fun, a part time gig for extra cash, rather than as a career. The other trick would be getting out early. As Judge Judy so eloquently puts it: "Beauty fades but dumb lasts for ever".
Kiwi models seem to understand that it takes more than being first division genetic lotto winners to be interesting and that, far more than their long legs and full pouty lips, will guarantee them a happy life.
