Supermodel Talks Weight Struggles

Supermodel Anne Vyalitsyna has been walking the fashion runway since she was 15, and now she's mentoring aspiring models as one of the hosts of Oxygen network's "The Face." For Anne, it's a chance to give young women the support that she never had.

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The model, who's known for her 10 consecutive appearances in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, moved to New York City to pursue a fashion career when she was a young teen. She had to find her way in the industry alone. "It's hard when you start modeling," she says. "I've never had a mentor in my life."

Her biggest struggles were dealing with her body changes and adjusting her eating habits. "I went from being really skinny and kind of eating everything to losing a lot of jobs," Anne says about her metabolism change. "I just didn't know how to handle it. ... I didn't really have anyone ... to hold my hand and be, like, 'It's going to be OK.'"

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Anne's happy to see that the fashion industry is slowly embracing models that aren't a size 2 or 4. "We're experimenting with having girls who are different sizes ... and different shapes," she says, but that doesn't mean it's any easier for people to break into the business. "The longevity of models is so much shorter, and to really break out and become a star is so much harder," she adds. "So you really need to have certain qualities to be able to stay around."

What's it like working with Naomi Campbell? Watch today's "Daily Shot" to find out! Oxygen Media airs the second season of modeling competition series “The Face,” on Wednesdays at 10 PM ET/PT.