Name: Justine Delcroix
Agency: Profile Model Management
Age: 20
Hometown: Lille, France
How did you become a model?
When I was 14, I sent photos to the two agencies in my area and I had a very quick answer by saying that my profile interested them.
Who is your favourite designer?
My favourite designer is Yves Saint Laurent however I love shopping in Zara and Next.
What do you wear on your days off?
During my days off, I often wear a carrot pants, short shirt, a denim jacket and my Stan Smith by Rita OraWhat book, movie or song means the most to you? I’m not sure. It may be that I like a song without it means something to me , same for the books and movies. Right now, for example, I love the song See you again by Wiz Kalifa but yet I have not lost a close friend.
Who are your heroes in life?
My parents.
What is your present state of mind?
I take every opportunity that life can give me. I live my dream so I don’t regret later.
What is your idea of happiness?
For me happiness is to have the people I love with me and spend quality time together.
How would you like to be perceived by others?
I’d like people to think that I am a person who remains simple, that is not arrogant because she poses in a particular magazine. I just would like that they see me as I really am, not how they believe that I have become by my new experiences.
If you were not a model, what would you be?
I’d like to be school teacher in a primary school.
What advice do you have for other models?
Be yourself. If the opportunity has to happen, it will happen. Do not try to look like all the others because we think this is a better walk like that but it’s the opposite . I hated my curly hair when I started modeling and wanted at all costs straight it to be like the most of the other girls … and now it’s my curly hair that has allowed me to get most of my contracts. So be natural and especially stay as we really are.
by Justin van Vliet
All photographs by Justin van Vliet