Well, I was in my final year of uni. My focus was on dissertation and things after that. And I was talking to a first year. She was doing the same course as my friend (we’ll call my friend Sasha. They do Media and Journalisim). And this girl (We shall call her… Jasmine) was asking Sasha for help (as Sasha was two years above she had a little two dots more knowledge).

In uni we have these little areas that you study in as groups with a huge white board, computer, all that stuff. And Sasha asked me to set up her camera. So I was. And I asked Jasmine to just stand in a spot so I can get the lighting etc right. Tried it a few times, I couldnt quite get it.

Jasmine was getting annoyed, as you would, and asked to See the pictures. She saw them and was like “they are fine” - Sasha is a perfectionist. Sasha ONLY allows me to set up her cam due to her perfection-needing-….self.

Jasmine then goes “"what do you know about cameras anyway. You do psychology…”

Me: Oh, my part time job helps me with this.

Sasha (over the computer screen): oh yeah Jasmine, she gets paid to take pictures.

Jasmine: you’re a photographer?

Me: *realising how she came to that* oh! No! I wish! *laughs* I’m a model.

Jasmine looks at me with confusion. Mind you, I don't dress like or act like I would be a model. Because I feel I only need to be perfect on my wedding day and at my photoshoots. All other days it’s all over the Place. So I can understand why she would look at me like that. I reckon I have quite an average face.

jasmine: are you being serious?

sasha and I: yeah

jasmine: but how can you be one? You're ugly… it must be easy money.

Me: I applied to an agency. Secondly, the money isn't THAT easy.

Jasmine: how can you be getting paid? i try and I never get paid and you're ugly and you're getting paid.

Me:… Well I'm getting paid for being ugly, then.

What might have rubbed salt in the wound is that later that day a well known model came to visit me to talk about a fashion show and Jasmine absolutely GUSHED over her. Follows her on social media. All that jazz. And the well known Model then turned to Jasmine and calmly said “thanks for the attention but the real model is here *points at me* shes the only model, out of the 12, that is getting paid” *Jasmine’s face drops*

Dont judge a book by its cover. Sometimes it looks beat up purely because it's well loved and well read :D