Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connor
Erin O'Connoris an English model...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth9 February 1978
ate avoided birth chicken dared eggs favourite food meant pregnant primary theory
When I was at primary school, we had this theory that if you ate an egg, it meant you'd get pregnant and give birth to a chicken or another egg. It was something we dared together. I avoided eggs for years, but now they're my favourite food.
freeze time
I want to show that we all have the right to be ourselves, and I certainly don't want to freeze time.
conforming fearful individuality people potent
Conformism is a potent statement, and as much as we do talk about individuality in fashion, there's a sense that people are fearful of not conforming and not being part of action.
embellish white
My hair is an untidy bob. I am very dark, but I embellish the roots because I am white in one clump.
disguise grandiose high home lady portrayed strip
In my job, I am portrayed as a misfit, a grandiose high fashion lady or an unearthly creature. At home, it's important I can look in the mirror, strip away the disguise and be comfortable with who stares back.
industry modelling
In the early days of my modelling career, I think the industry was uncomfortable with how strikingly different I was.
george music van
As a child I wanted to be a ballerina, ice-cream van owner, wife of George Michael, a nun, and a music conductor.
alignment body dynamism expressing face job love mind moment secondary
I love the physicality of my job and how my mind and body are most happy when I'm expressing and moving. My face was always secondary to body alignment and the dynamism of making a moment come alive.
corset disappoint full people time
I seem to disappoint people a bit. They want the full regalia - but I don't walk around in a corset the whole time.
fairly people
In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona.
carpet caught disaster finally flew great particular
I had one particular handbag disaster when I couldn't get into it, and when I finally did, it flew over the red carpet and was caught by 200 lenses. Not a great moment.
built carry conviction image stride
I think most of my career has been built on conviction and the personality to carry that image or stride confidently on the catwalk. That was my beginning and, hopefully, my legacy.
loss thinking perception
I am concerned about ageism and the loss of beauty - the perception that as you grow older, you 'lose your looks,' which I think is diabolical.
tourists london
I'm like a tourist when I'm in London.