Elsa Hosk was 'thrown into modelling' and actually dreamed of working in fashion

Elsa Hosk has admitted modelling was a "detour" from her design career.

The former Victoria's Secret Angel - who has modelled for the likes of Dior, Dolce and Gabbana - launched her own brand Helsa in 2022 and has admitted she always wanted to have a career in fashion but never had the "confidence" because of her lack of qualifications.

Speaking at Glossy’s recent Beauty Pop event, she said: “I was thrown into my modelling career, and that was a detour from what I was meant to do.

“My mom was a good hobby seamstress, and my grandma was a knitter. So I was really into fashion. From a young age, I was constructing all these crazy things, and I would show up to school in homemade blazers. … Fashion was always my passion, but I never had the confidence to launch anything.”