“To me, showing my body isn’t about me being objectified, it’s about me feeling confident, powerful and beautiful in my own skin.“
MEET MODEL AND INFLUENCER GABBY EPSTEIN
Gabby Epstein has made the transition from the starting blocks to social media stardom look easy.
Hailing from Australia’s famously beachy Gold Coast, the blonde belle was essentially born into competitive swimming, a pursuit that saw her win state and national titles before a shoulder injury forced an untimely retirement from competition at age 17.
She then began modeling while studying biomedical science in college, but her first taste of internet celebrity came when her Instagram blew up in 2016—Maxim was among the many outlets that took note.