On May 7, I interviewed Ms. Darrow by telephone about her faith and work. The following transcript has been edited for content and length. How are things going? It can be very overwhelming at first to be a new mom and a working mom, but the chaos quickly fades. The goal of my work is to bring the joy of the Gospel to people, to be a happy Christian and to share the message of salvation through Jesus Christ with others. People want to hear about my modeling career, but the bigger story is that Christ Jesus came into my life and changed it.
As a Catholic speaker, what message do you bring when you speak to young girls about your modeling career? There is always hope in Jesus. I lost my virginity at Those were lies, but I believed them and the world was telling me my relationships were ok. So I tried to validate myself through pop culture, through what the world thought women should look like and do. In that world I was miserable because I was never pretty enough, good enough, or skinny enough to get the validation I was seeking.
And my relationships never worked out. They were all deceptive in one way or another and it took me a while to realize that something had to change. My big conversion moment happened in , when I had my reversion back to the Catholic faith and made a conscious choice to turn my life around.
I decided enough was enough. I wanted to start over again after carrying around my wounds for such a long time. Conversion makes you admit the truth about yourself.
Every day, I try to be patient and practice virtue, praying for myself and others. God allows me moments where I see weaknesses and trends, helping me stop and pray. You attended Catholic parochial school and then a public high school.
What inspired you to become a model? However, I wanted to receive that from pop culture, not just from home and from God. I even went as far as to be on a TV show to get validation of my external appearance—a show that was all about trying to be the best model and the prettiest girl.
One lesson I learned from that experience is that women are more than just a pretty face. As a year old model from Oklahoma City, you were one of 14 finalists in season three of America's Next Top Model, but got eliminated in episode two when judges said your photo shoot was too plain.
What was that experience like for you? The producers create a scenario and present the public with their idea of what they think will get the best ratings. And that just steals your joy. I thought it would be exciting to be on the show. But there were very few moments like that. It was about pleasing Tyra Banks and getting criticized for your looks on national television.
And I was sad to get eliminated, because I wanted to win, but deep down there was a part of me that was extremely happy to get away from the drama.
I very much enjoyed listening to the designers and stylists put clothes together. During photo shoots, I paid attention to what the stylists were doing, trying to learn from their techniques in putting our wardrobes together.
But it was still a job. And that message gets to you after a while. That was the hardest part, trying to reconcile yourself in an authentic way to what you were doing. The fashion industry can send that message to girls. On the day of the photo shoot with an international magazine, I had an encounter with Christ in my heart that changed everything, and that was the beginning of my reversion to the Catholic faith that I mentioned earlier.
When that moment happened in the middle of the shoot, the photographer was taking pictures, and I accidentally looked right into the flash during one of the shots—a rookie move that I knew not to do.
When I turned my head away to blink, I suddenly saw an image of myself in that outfit with my hands completely empty. And I had this overwhelming feeling of disappointment. I looked down at my hands and saw that I had nothing in them to offer. Spirit of peace! Sanctify my soul more and more, and give me that heavenly peace which the world cannot give.
Bless our Holy Father the Pope, bless the Church, bless our bishops, our priests, all Religious Orders, and all the faithful, that they may be filled with the spirit of Christ and labor earnestly for the spread of His kingdom. May Thy will be done in me and through me. Mayest Thou be praised and glorified forevermore! Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team.
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The printing of Bibles and religious books was banned. Who is St. Charles Borromeo? Carlo Borromeo was born in Arona, Italy near Milan in He became a cardinal archbishop and was active in the Catholic Counter-Reformation after the Protestant Reformation in Italy.
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