ARDUOUS INGENUITY

AMY SAYS LIFE IS ALL BORING IF WE DON’T EXPAND OUR HORIZONS. NOT BEING A STAGNANT PERSON, SHE IS ON A RIDE TO LEARN MORE AND HAVE FUN TRYING NEW REALITIES.

- NIVEDITA GIRI

Passion, Pilot and Fitness are the three words that serve the taste of fit and fabulous Amy Taylor, who grew up around research and academia, but was wonderfully intellectual, curious, and open-minded to explore the expanding realities of life. From becoming a quintessential part of the modelling industry, holding her ground, to embracing the coming of age concepts of fashion and beauty in its truest form, Taylor takes us through her incredible journey in an exclusive interview. Edited excerpts follow:

From receiving an undergraduate degree in Berkeley, MBA in Los Angeles, and then a commercial pilot’s license in Arizona to a published model, tell us about the change and how it all began? What was the motivation behind your decision?

I just absolutely love to learn. If I had the time and money, I’d probably just keep getting degrees and mastering other tasks. I feel alive when I master just about anything new and complex. For me, it’s really fun to solve a problem and try to understand something new, particularly if it’s technical (I guess I have a geeky side, or perhaps it’s just in my blood; I come from a long line of academics and researchers). Life is boring if we aren’t expanding our realities, and I never want to be a person who’s stagnant. There’s definitely so much more I want to learn; I won’t be able to do it all in this lifetime, but I’ll have fun trying!

Making it big in the industry and the covers of the international magazine are never easy. Tell us about your experience so far through the world of glamour and the hurdles that you have come across.