Meet Louise Cliffe - How to become a Super Model

Determination, exercise, fitness and focus - Louise tells all!

Hi my name is Louise Cliffe. I was born in 1986 in Manchester. I grew up in a small village just north of Manchester with my loving family and friends - I could not have got where I am today without them!

Fitness has always played an important part in my life. I attended Our Lady’s High School and became a keen athlete. I competed in many competitions and won many titles. As a county champion in running and hurdling whilst at school, I have always felt the benefits of exercise in my life.

Food plays an even more important role as I have a huge appetite but I am aware that exercise is vital for me to keep my size 10 figure, have enough energy to keep up with all the travelling and long hours my job requires. At a recent shoot for Fantasie lingerie, I had to jump up and down on a trampoline for about 8 hours, so we could get the right ‘mid-air’ shots! It was great fun but I was exhausted by the end of the day – still, I was glad of my earlier athletic training – you just never know when it comes in handy! Fitness really is for life!

I try to eat healthily and have a balanced diet but, like lots of people, I still get tempted by chocolate, sweets, crisps, chips, potato wedges!! Oh, and wine (rose in particular). However, as looking and feeling good is important in my job, I can’t let bad eating habits get out of control (fortunately I do love salads!) and then it’s an extra 50 stomach crunches a day if my jeans are feeling a bit snug!

From a very young age I loved being in front of the camera, singing, dancing and modelling, basically being a little poser. High school had its ups and down but it’s made me the person I am today. After high school I attended college and did a legal secretarial course, I enjoyed it but knew it wasn’t for me. I wanted to work with people and help them, so I did a health and social care course but yet again I knew that wasn’t the path I wanted to take in life.

My life of modelling, acting and singing all started when I won Miss Manchester back in 2006. Miss Manchester was a great achievement for me, as it was my first pageant and thinking back now, I can’t believe I did it!

My modelling, acting and singing since then have gone from strength to strength. I’ve graced many covers and been the face of many campaigns including Avon, Fantasia Lingerie, Littlewoods Trinny and Susannah’s range, Fierce Angel and many more. I’ve starred in 2 major movies, Wrong Turn 3 with 20th Century Fox and Doomsday with Universal and now ive recorded my first song Lets Face It.