Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Talks Designing, Modeling with ELLE UK September 2012

Posted Tuesday July 31, 2012 10:32 AM GMT

Bringing her beautiful self to the coveted month's installment, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is featured on the cover of the September 2012 issue of ELLE UK magazine.

Set to hit newsstands on August 1st, the 25-year-old British supermodel rocked a black floral top with patterned shorts for the David Vasiljevic shot front page while dishing about everything from her early career struggles to her design aspirations.

Highlights from Miss Huntington-Whiteley's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to ELLE UK!

On her desire to design before tackling the modeling word:
"I've wanted to design ever since I can remember and I fell into modeling through wanting to design and then, through my modeling career I modeled a lot of lingerie."

On her Marks & Spencer Lingerie Line:
"My top goal is for it to be accessible and appealing to everybody. I didn't design it for just me."

On her early days in the modeling industry:
"I wasn’t quite tall enough either and I hated it to be honest. There was no individuality, no opportunity to be individuals. I think that people forget you’re human and you just become an object. In New York] I was constantly reminded that I wasn’t right wherever I went and that was difficult because I’d come from a place where it didn’t matter. For any young girl to be told they’re not good enough, every day, wherever they go..."

Photo Credit: David Vasiljevic for ELLE UK

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