Taylor Wilson poses in the walkway over Columbus Street in Grand Haven, Michigan on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Wilson has been trying to get into the modeling industry but has been denied repeatedly because of her height. Instead, she is persuing nursing to pay the bills.

Tife Ogungboye models in the Education and Human Service building on Central Michigan University’s campus on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Tife is a professional model in her home country, Nigeria. “I love to wear my native clothing, it makes me feel more connected to my family,” said Tife.

Quinn Kirby models in an alley behind Marty’s Bar downtown Mount Pleasant on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Quinn has been working on a self love journey and expresses herself through modeling.

Kankakee, Illinois junior Destiny Peden poses on Oct 5, 2018 in West Campus Apartments. “I have always had a calling or drive, I should say, to serve our country and make the world a better place,” said Peden. “It does get hard to balance school and military commitments, though.” Peden is doing the ROTC program at Central Michigan University and will continue to be active duty once she graduates.

Caylee Feenstra poses in Center Town Laundromat in Grand Haven, Michigan on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Feenstra has been applying to internships to get her degree in nuclear radiation at Ferris State University.