Obsessed with the 'perfect-bodied' Miss World? Here is the 3-feet tall model you should know about
This 3ft 4 inch tall fashionista can give even the top-notch models a run for their money
Meet Dru Presta, the body-positive fashion model we've all been waiting for. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/g0lden.bebe Vital Stats: 36-24-36, height: 5'5" or above, long hair, almond-shaped eyes, sleek features, and slender limbs.
No, we're not describing a gadget here. That's the definition of a so-called "beautiful" woman in some clouded heads out there--especially those who're even remotely associated with the glamour industry and well--those fancy beauty pageants.
Vital Stats: I don't give a damn, height: 3 feet, 4 inches-- but I still don't give a damn, small limbs and I just don't give a damn. That's 21-year-old Dru Presta for you. The California-based model, who was diagnosed with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism is shattering all fashion stereotypes by slaying it in her photoshoots and how!
Her idea of beauty will make you fall in love with her
"I want my photos to show that I can be sexy at any size," she says.
"You can be super tall at like 6'4" and you can be 3'4" and still look so sexy, cute, and just beautiful in your own way. It is a little difficult for people to see that sexy does not have a size," she adds.
After all size is just a number, right?
Everyone's favourite character from Game of Thrones, Tyrion Lannister, who also happens to be a dwarf, once said, "Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you."
Well, Dru definitely has turned her condition into her biggest strength.
"The hardest learning curve of becoming a model is, honestly, being completely vulnerable to the camera and to the photographer as well. I had to discover my curves, I had to learn how to work with it. I mean, a lot of little people don't have big butts. So, we've got to know how to work with it. We have big foreheads, we have different sizes of limbs, we have so many different complications. But as long as you see yourself as who you are, that's sexy, that's it," she says.
Plus, she knows she's got an advantage over us average-heighted peeps.
"I generally see things that a lot of people miss or don't perceive in a certain way. It has definitely made me into what I am today. I can never be more proud than I am," points out Dru.
Her photographers love her too
Dru may not be anything like the usual models we see, but she sure is superb at what she does. "Dru is an amazing model. The camera loves her and it's so much fun shooting with her. She knows how to work the camera, she knows every angle. She's just amazing, says photographer Jennifer Gonzalez In fact, her pictures are glamorous, but with a strong message.
Photographer Jennifer Gonzalez. Photo Courtesy: YouTube"My photos for Dru, I hope, will get the message to people that it doesn't matter who you are or what size you are to be what you want to be. Dru maybe shorter than the average person, but it doesn't change from her ambition to be a model," says Angelica Rodriguez, who also captures the various avatars of Dru.
Photographer Angelica Rodriguez. Photo Courtesy: YouTubeAll that appreciation doesn't mean she had it easy
Being "different" from the rest, she was bullied in school in her hometown Reno, Nevada, which happens to be a small and a not-so-diverse place.
"They teased and they made hurtful names and it was hard growing up as a kid trying to understand why everyone was so mean to you," Dru recollects.
Dru with her family. Photo Courtesy: YouTubeIn fact, it even made her anxious.
"And you have a lot of anxiety. I mean, I am small so I do have to watch out for 24X7 of people around me, make sure I'm not stepped on, pushed, hit or even just taken in general," she explains.
But that didn't break her spirit--thanks to her support system
Dru's childhood. Photo Courtesy: YouTube
Sure, growing up with dwarfism was quite challenging for Dru. However, having a supportive family and friends helped her a great deal.
"In my family, I'm the only dwarf. So, they were kind of learning as I was learning. They did the best they could and they did a really good job," she says.
And modeling was a confidence-booster too
Having left her hometown to pursue fashion marketing at an art institute in Los Angeles, Dru took up modeling.
"Modelling has boosted my confidence a tonne. I feel sexier in front of the camera because it's a different Dru that likes to be exposed. Honestly, there are no other words. I just love being in front of the camera," she expresses.
"I love fashion. You get to wear whatever you want. No one cares. I love being able to have something that fits. I look cute, I look sexy, and I'm going out. And I'm going to have everybody notice me-not just because of my size. But because of how I dress and how confident I am in my clothing," she adds.
Haters gonna hate
If the childhood bullies weren't enough, Dru also confesses that she receives a lot of comments and hurtful things on social media.
But shes' got something to say to those critics: "If anything, I am just a little person at most and I'm honestly just a human being and you call me Dru. That's it. I don't need to be expressed in any other word or any other way. I'm Dru," she says. In fact, she's only got love to give 'em.
"I want to be respected, I want to accepted, and I want to make something beautiful for the world-whether it be clothing or just me being myself. I want everybody in the fashion world just to be accepted. I want anybody to be able to walk that runway just like anybody else," says Dru.
" If anyone's having trouble embracing their sexiness, just be yourself. Being yourself is completely sexy, having a smile is completely sexy, confidence in yourself is completely sexy. Nobody wants anybody that's scared to be themselves. So, just express yourself, don't be ashamed or be afraid and 'F' all the haters if they don't like it. It's you, it's your only life," she adds.
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