This is me – Ruth Crilly – fashion model, writer and beauty insider. I have been an international fashion model for over ten years now and am still working for brilliant brands, shooting in exciting locations and generally feeling very lucky to have such a great job!

Past and present ad campaigns include Swatch, Olay, Myla Lingerie, Patrick Cox, River Island and Sunsilk and I have appeared in editorials for magazines including Elle, Vogue, Glamour, Grazia, Cosmopolitan – both in the UK and all over the world.

I started modelling in 2001 after spending two years at the University of Birmingham studying law. It was a bit of a risk, but thankfully all turned out well! I didn’t ever go back to my law studies, but decided to do a degree in Literature and in July 2008 I graduated with a First Class Honours Degree. I’m a bit of an education addict if truth be known – I’ve always some course or another on the go! I’m currently studying for an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway and juggling my various commitments, including A Model Recommends and my little pet-site, Keep Calm and Shop.

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