'I'm a beautiful person - and not because I'm a model': Erin Heatherton opens up about self-価値（がある） as she 提起する／ポーズをとるs in summer's hottest swimsuits

By Margot Peppers

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Erin Heatherton's 素晴らしい looks have made her one of the 最高の，を越す supermodels in the world, but it seems she values inner beauty far more than her 外見.

The 25-year-old Victoria's Secret Angel told Miami magazine Ocean 運動 that when it comes to how she perceives herself, it's what's inside that counts.

'I'm not perfect. I never identified with the way I look; I was just born this way,' she said. 'I don't feel 拒絶 if I'm not the 権利 person for a 職業, because that's not where I find my self-価値（がある）. I'm a beautiful person, and that's not because of my modeling career.'

Self-worth: Erin Heatherton's stunning looks have made her one of the top supermodels, but she revealed in Ocean Drive magazine that she values inner beauty far more than her appearance

Self-価値（がある）: Erin ヒース／荒れ地 erton's 素晴らしい looks have made her one of the 最高の，を越す supermodels, but she 明らかにする／漏らすd in Ocean 運動 magazine that she values inner beauty far more than her 外見

It's what's inside that counts: 'I'm not perfect. I never identified with the way I look; I was just born this way,' said the 25-year-old. 'I'm a beautiful person, and that's not because of my modeling career'

It's what's inside that counts: 'I'm not perfect. I never identified with the way I look; I was just born this way,' said the 25-year-old. 'I'm a beautiful person, and that's not because of my modeling career'

In the magazine, the 5ft 11in blonde shows off her bikini 団体／死体 as she strikes a 提起する／ポーズをとる in the season's hottest swimsuits.

On the cover, she ひさまづくs on a beachside shore in a floral one-piece with a 急落（する），激減（する）ing neckline exposing her cleavage.

Another photo sees her lying in the sand in a skimpy patterned bikini, her hair and 団体／死体 soaked from the ocean.

Erin, who 時代遅れの Leonardo DiCaprio from 2011 to 2012 , 明らかに doesn't have any 現在の love 利益／興味, but she does have a lot of people helping her look for one.

Summer style: In the magazine, the 5ft 11in blonde shows off her bikini body as she strikes a pose in the season's hottest swimsuits

Summer style: In the magazine, the 5ft 11in blonde shows off her bikini 団体／死体 as she strikes a 提起する／ポーズをとる in the season's hottest swimsuits

Fashion-forward: In one black-and-white shot she dons a one-piece La Perla swimsuit with sexy cut-outs

Fashion-今後: In one 黒人／ボイコット-and-white 発射 she dons a one-piece La Perla swimsuit with sexy 削減（する）-outs

Single life: Erin dated Leonardo DiCaprio from 2011 to 2012 , and apparently she doesn't have any current love interest - but she does have a lot of Jewish mothers helping her look for one

選び出す／独身 life: Erin 時代遅れの Leonardo DiCaprio from 2011 to 2012 , and 明らかに she doesn't have any 現在の love 利益／興味 - but she does have a lot of ユダヤ人の mothers helping her look for one

The supermodel - who was raised in a ユダヤ人の family in Skokie, Illinois - said ユダヤ人の mothers are 絶えず trying to 始める，決める her up with their sons.

'I'm not perfect. I never identified with the way I look; I was just born this way'

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'The moms, they're doing what they do. It doesn't 事柄 what country they live in, what city - grandmothers, too,' she said.

Then she 認める: 'But I'm probably going to do that too one day.'

Erin also opened up about her quick rise to fame after 存在 scouted at the age of 17 on a trip to Miami, and moving to New York すぐに thereafter.

Matchmaking: Having been raised in a Jewish family in Skokie, Illinois, she said: 'The moms, they're doing what they do. It doesn't matter what country they live in, what city - grandmothers, too'

Matchmaking: Having been raised in a ユダヤ人の family in Skokie, Illinois, she said: 'The moms, they're doing what they do. It doesn't 事柄 what country they live in, what city - grandmothers, too'

Getting adjusted: 'In the beginning, I was surrounded by the most beautiful people in the world,' she said of her modeling career. 'And I spoke to these icons for five minute s and I didn't think they were beautiful anymore'

Getting adjusted: 'In the beginning, I was surrounded by the most beautiful people in the world,' she said of her modeling career. 'And I spoke to these icons for five minutes and I didn't think they were beautiful anymore'

'In the beginning, I was surrounded by the most beautiful people in the world,' she said. 'And I spoke to these icons for five minutes and I didn't think they were beautiful anymore.

'When you're surrounded by the best of the best, it's a really quick way to understand what does 事柄,' she explained.

Erin was 階級d at number 15 in Models.com's 最高の，を越す 25 sexiet models of 2013. She has 以前 starred in （選挙などの）運動をするs for Versace, H&M, Lacoste, Armani and Dolce & Gabbana, to 指名する a few.

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