A retiree says she spent her life with low vanity, however now she might be seen on catwalks after a stranger approached her on the road, eager to take a photograph.
Irishwoman Anne Flanagan had by no means modeled earlier than and all the time considered herself as a severe particular person.
However after an opportunity assembly in January with a photographer in Belfast, she discovered her confidence—and a want to have slightly enjoyable.
“I noticed somebody coming in the direction of me with a digital camera,” mentioned the 70-year-old, who’s all the time glad to assist a vacationer by giving instructions.
Christopher Ward didn’t want instructions. He advised her he runs the Instagram web page Mannequin Strangers, and wished to snap her photograph. As soon as he confirmed her the account, she mentioned sure—and the put up went viral.
Anne was delighted by the commenters saying how empowering the images made them really feel. Quickly, individuals started recognizing her on the road.
“I used to be stopped in a espresso store, and this woman mentioned, ‘are you Anne?’
“They love seeing an older particular person being given a platform.”
SWNS reported she was “rapidly snapped up by a modeling company, a clothes model, and a procuring centre vogue present”.
“The images taken of me give me a lift,” mentioned Anne. “If I’m in a position to symbolize older ladies, I’m thrilled with that.”
The mom of two spent her life working—as a profession counselor, a social safety officer, and a company providers director—so after she retired, her daughters mentioned she ought to be doing one thing a bit extra enjoyable.
After seeing her images, a neighborhood boutique contracted Anne to mannequin their garments in April.
“The day of the shoot, I felt so sick and unprepared.” However, she went in, simply being herself and ‘loved it enormously’.
“That was my very first foray into this weird world.”
She can be booked to mannequin on the Victoria Sq. ‘Park and Stride’ vogue present, this Autumn.
Anne says her favourite half about her “new profession” is proving to herself that life doesn’t finish at 70.
“It’s not over as quickly as you hit 70,” she mentioned.
“I’ve been completely overjoyed by the quantity of older individuals who cease me and say issues to me.
“They are saying it’s ‘nice to see somebody our age, who’s been noticed for standing out.’
“I simply assume it’s nice that an older girl is getting a lot good publicity.”
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