She hopes to be an inspiration to other women who fear that it's too late to pursue a dream of modelling.

"People think 'I could never do that' because the industry is filled with people of a certain age but it goes to show that if you put your mind to it, it could happen for you."

How will you be wearing your eyeliner next season? Will culottes make another appearance on the catwalk? What do models dine on backstage? Stylist's fashion and beauty teams will have the answers to these questions and more at Stylist.co.uk/fashion-week as they report live from the shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris.

Words: Anna Pollitt. Images: Lawrence Juliussen Photography, Sven Van Sweeden, Michael Carver, Peter Jaay, Manifique Nails-Beauty

'I became a catwalk model at 33'