Lindsey Wixson

Having corrective teeth braces has somehow been understood to be a standard for beauty nowadays, but Lindsey Wixson is having none of it. She is the perfect candidate for braces because her two front teeth have a gap between them, a condition she inherited from her father. Instead of having it taken care of by a dentist, though, she decided to use it as leverage. She had initially wanted to be a lawyer or a chef but then fell in love with the idea of becoming a model.

Throughout high school, she was laughed at for her teeth, but this did not stop her from pursuing her newfound interest. She received her breakthrough in 2009 when she signed with Vision Models. Her runway debut was during the New York Fashion Week in 2010, followed by her opening the Prada show in Milan, Italy, that same year. This was followed by a successful modeling career that she had to end in 2018 due to an injury.