Growing up in the 1990s, my world was defined by beauty. The child of two models, Pamela and Robert, at two months of age I had my first modelling job alongside Mum in a fashion magazine.
I got more into modelling as a teenager, working in London, Paris and New York.
I also had a passion for athletics and basketball.
Then in October 2012 when I was 24, I began getting chills and a fever.
I assumed it was the flu and went home to bed.