Georgia Gibbs reveals she was bullied at school by peers for her tall and curvy frame

AUSSIE model Georgia Gibbs has opened up about the torment she endured during her school years over her tall and curvy frame — the very features which years later have made her one of the country’s most in-demand models.

IT’S hard to believe Aussie model Georgia Gibbs was ever bullied for her looks.

But the 23-year-old has opened up about the torment she endured during her school years over her tall and curvy frame — the very features which years later have made her one of the country’s most in-demand models.

Model Georgia Gibbs, who is just back from her Miami swimsuit show, in Vaucluse, on Wednesday. Picture: Justin Lloyd

“I’ve always looked (this way) and been the height I am since I was 14,” Gibbs told The Daily Telegraph.

“I hit puberty really early which got me a lot of attention from older boys … that was a lot to handle when you’re really young and a lot of girls don’t like you for that.

“I didn’t have the best experience at school but I am kind of grateful for that because it’s shaped me and made me appreciate kind people.”

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Gibbs said her teenage years at school were not easy. Picture: Justin Lloyd

Gibbs has founded body positive movement Any Body Co with her friend Kate Wasley, making it their mission to support young women to feel confident in themselves.

“I reply to 80 per cent of the girls who private message me and they ask a lot of really deep questions about things, I do my best to personally get back to them because I remember being 16 and knowing how that feels,” she said.