Ruth Crilly was an international fashion model for over a decade before becoming a writer, content creator, and now a published author.
Ruth’s ambition was always to become a writer, and she wrote prolifically while modeling, completing a series of creative writing undergraduate courses using the time she spent waiting in airports and at castings, or alone in hotel rooms across the globe. She continued her studies and was awarded a First-class honours degree in Literature and then an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway.
In 2010, Ruth utilised her years of insider knowledge of the fashion and beauty industry to launch an influential lifestyle and beauty blog, A Model Recommends, which has now been read over 50 million times. Her award-winning blog is widely respected for its honest reviews, but it is Ruth’s writing, flair for storytelling, and her hilarious, unfiltered life updates that made her one of the UK’s first social media stars.
Ruth’s career has finally led her to the place she had always set her sights on: being a working writer and published author. Ruth’s first book, How Not to Be a Supermodel, draws on the experiences of her early career and uses the style and tone of her renowned blog, both of which helped her make her debut as an author. She’s got big plans to take this new career forward, which include publishing some of her fiction.
