Beautiful Mind

Victoria’s Secret Angel MARTHA HUNT meditates, writes and spends her downtime watching TED Talks. More than a pretty face, indeed...

- A.D.Park

Martha Hunt has a showstopping body, but her headspace is just as enviable. The gorgeous Victoria’s Secret Angel practices transcendental meditation, plays brain games and writes in her spare time.

Though Martha is constantly flying from job to job — or perhaps because she is — she makes time to stay still. “I’ve hardly been home this month and it just really blocks out the noise,” she says of her meditation practice. “I can be in any environment and ground myself and feel more centred.”

Staying grounded is increasingly important for the model, whose career hit new heights when she was named an Angel in 2015. “I still pinch myself about doing it,” she says. “When I was first cast for the show, I was screaming and freaking out and calling my entire family to share the news.” The gig has made her one of the biggest names in modelling, and new doors have since opened, like starring in the Chainsmokers’ music video for “Paris”.

Meditation is just one of the ways Martha sharpens her mind. She also uses Lumosity, a brain training program, when she’s on the road. “I think it’s really important to work on your mind just as much as you work on your body,” she says. “I also like to read when I travel and I write in my free time… Maybe one day I’ll write a book, but for now it’s relieving stress. It’s very cathartic for me.” Martha says she’s been writing since she was a kid, and she even dreamed of becoming a writer.