Origins

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When — Late 80’s
Where — North Dakota

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door to my grandparents. I had two younger siblings, five and ten years younger than me, and both of my parents worked full-time…so I began as a mother’s helper at the age of five… for my own mother. I loved playing sports in our small town of 2,000 people, where everyone showed up to support community events. And, it will never be lost on me that I could ride horse in any direction, seemingly to the horizon.

A week after I graduated high school, I moved to NYC to model for a year with a friend from home and planned to return to school and life in ND. But, I was lucky to find good jobs and people and thus, my love affair began with NYC. The grit and work ethic from home helped me survive there on my own and the city taught me that I could create any reality that I wanted.

I worked seemingly around the clock, working in hospitality at night, then going to school and working as a model during the day.