At only the age of 16, Kirsty Ellis is one of most popular new talents on the Model Britain scene and is building a worthy reputation to prepare for an exciting 2011.
Model Britain 2010 saw Kirsty beat out her best friend and performance rival Destiny Clarke for the top spot. Kirsty says; “It
was great to train alongside Destiny for the competition, but when we set out on stage there was no holding back! I know that next year she will be aiming to get that top spot, so I’ll have to step up my game!”
Kirsty worked through more than just the usual fitness programme when preparing for competition. For her, the real challenge was having the confidence to present herself on stage and project her style and personality to a live & television audience. She is gifted with a natural athletic physique and aside from cleaning up her diet a little, didn’t have to work as hard as some of her rivals to get her body ready for the competition. Her development of inner-confidence and ‘breaking out of her shell’, is the greatest achievement she can take from the 2010 show and more important to her than any physical improvements.
The day to day schedule of rehearsals provided Kirsty with time to fill the negative perceptions of herself with positive thoughts and build upon her personality, style and charm. Kirsty says “I’ve always had very low self esteem and no confidence, due to being bullied at school. I never thought I would be offered to do such amazing show. But since competing, I have built so much confidence. It makes me believe that whatever chances you get in life, take them and never let anyone tell you that you won't make it.”
Kirsty has an elegant physique and has the potential to do well in either fitness or fashion modelling in the future, but she is smart enough to know that the industry is extremely competitive and even supermodels have comparatively short careers. Kirsty wants to stay competitive for the personal gratification that she gets from the experience, but will also be studying beauty and hairdressing at college next year. The skills that are required to be a hairdresser go well with her interest in modelling and she knows that building confidence on stage and networking within the fitness industry can only help her in the future.
2011 is an exciting year which is fast approaching for Kirsty to test her new found confidence in all areas of life. With college just around the corner and a fresh face on the fitness modelling scene, it seems the opportunities in front of her during years to come may once again take her higher than she ever imagined. As the new Model Britain Teen Champion, if Kirsty keeps approaching all her challenges in the inspirational manner that she is, it will take strong competition to knock her off top spot!
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