[Farmgirl]

I was a conventional fashion model and lost my contract at age 29 because of too much competition from the 18-year olds (I'm now 37). It about destroyed my self-esteem because I thought I had lost my validation as a human being (wrong!). So thanks for recognizing that we do in fact retain some sense of attractiveness in our "maturity!" (I might add that I am still within 4 pounds of my working weight despite having given birth in the meantime!)