Who:

Julia Ann -- @juliaaaann -- 5'11" -- North Carolina / Georgia.

Where:

North Carolina / Georgia

Agencies:

Wilhelmina (LA) , Wilhelmina (MIA) , Ford Models (NYC) , Directions USA (NC/GA)

-- Did you always want to be a model? Tell us about how you were discovered.

Growing up I was always watching Americas Next Top Model, and making vision boards of all my favorite models and fashion inspo. I always knew I wanted to do something in the industry but when I was younger there wasn’t many models who represented curvy girls or looked like me and I thought the industry would never accept anything less than “perfection”. Fast forward to now, I’m a curvy model who is apart of the change in accepting all body types and imperfections in the industry. I got scouted on Instagram, I didn’t have any professional pictures, just my cute lil car selfies. I strive to be a woman younger girls can look at and get inspired to chase after their dreams.

-- Most recent impulse buy, and why?

I finally jumped on the Adidas Samba train, so now I can be apart of the cool kids club.

-- What other passions do you have aside from modeling?

I’m obsessed with kickboxing, pilates, painting and cooking. I’m also a licensed makeup artist & hair stylist and have a degree in fashion business.