article_snippet.sent: Standing at 174 centimetres at just 12 years old, Venessa Harris looked destined to be a model.
article_snippet.sent: But just months after winning a modelling contest that would take Venessa Harris overseas, the 12-year-old's lofty plans to make it to the runway hit a snag.
article_snippet.sent: The 12-year-old was the international winner in the Tamblyn Young Model Discovery contest .
article_snippet.sent: Her family's mood was in stark contrast to what The family's mood had been just months earlier, when Venessa was named international winner in the Tamblyn Young Model Discovery contest in September.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Monaghan said the Tamblyn Young Model Discovery contest had lifted Venessa's spirits and boosted Ms Monaghan self esteem. '
article_snippet.sent: The win meant Venessa was signed by Tamblyn Models who would help Venessa learn how to succeed in Venessa chosen career. '
article_snippet.sent: They teach Venessa things like how to walk, dress and prepare Venessa for an overseas trip when Venessa's 15 or so, when Venessa is old enough to participate in some modelling jobs.'
article_snippet.sent: It's all happened really differently to what we expected of Venessa and [modelling is] what Venessa wants to do, Venessa's made Venessa mind up.'
article_snippet.sent: But it is not just Venessa's career Tamblyn Models has been helping with.