Marissa Leshnov for BI
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Molly Sims, a model, actor, founder of YSE Beauty, and host of the podcast "Lipstick on the Rim." Sims lives in Los Angeles. This story has been edited for length and clarity.
I grew up in Murray, Kentucky — very western-middle America. I started modeling when I was 21.