I remember first walking through the doors of the Canadian Model and Talent Convention, and for the first time feeling way too plain and normal. I had a lot of proving myself to do if I ever expected to be picked out of this crowd. Right then I was just a miniscule flea among hundreds of others who had infested this luxury hotel. It was soon to be my home for the next week where I would participate in competitions and seminars in hopes of being "discovered". That night my agent, Rose Noble, told me something which

"And the winner is...number 166 of The Agency, Michelle!". I don't remember feeling exactly overjoyed like everyone expected I'm sure. If anything I was a little embarrassed. It definitely didn't feel real- I was no longer just a flea! I only became more dazed as the ceremony continued, by the end of the night I'd won seven tacky trophies for Runway, Covergirl, Commercial Print, Swimsuit, Overall Division Winner, and overall the whole shebang. These awards had no value to me. What mattered was that it had been the big agents and scouts who had decided the winners, a sure sign that these key holders to the model world saw something in me.

In a sense I've put my dream life on hold for the sake of life after fulfilling my dream. We are nothing without knowledge, so I'm going to school. I continue to model at every opportunity I get (which doesn't intervene with my schooling), and just that small amount of experience each time makes me better and more confident- and more motivated to get out there. Although I hated my parents for it, I respect their decision made on my behalf, and now I've finally learned to look a

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