Successful Maxim and Victoria’s Secret model Nicole Weider left the lucrative modeling industry to follow God after feeling unfulfilled, “degraded,” and suffering from low self-esteem. Weider now spends her life building up young girls via Project Inspired and warning against entanglement in the superficial industry. She’s also been a leading and effective voice in the campaign against sexually explicit and inappropriate content from feminist magazine Cosmopolitan.
Speaking to Christian Today on Tuesday, Weider explained why she left the industry. “I realized that being a model was truly not what it was cracked up to be,” she said. “I felt degraded, that I was never ‘perfect’ enough, and being judged only on my appearance was hurting my self-esteem. I realized I wanted more for my life. I rediscovered my faith that I had as a little girl, and it changed my life because I was passionate about using my gifts for God instead of the empty modeling industry.”
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