This season, I was given the incredible opportunity of joining Carrie's role models on the catwalk. When news broke that Dove would be sponsoring Carrie's fourth show, I immediately reached out to my PR friends to congratulate them on the partnership and discuss coverage. The email I received back was from Carrie: "You were on the top of my list to chat with ASAP as I want YOU to walk in the show!!!"
Me?! At 5'1.5" inches, you want me to model at Fashion Week?
Growing up dancing has made me comfortable performing on many stages, from center court at halftime games with the high-school dance team to booty shaking to Britney Spears in front of 2,000-plus people at my college auditorium. But one thing I've never done is strut down a runway. After initially feeling honored, the nervousness set in. Should I diet? Start practicing my fiercest walk? In reality, I did none of those things and decided to just be myself — after all, isn't that the point of being a real-girl role model?
