EM/Katherine B. Fox

Where are you from and what drew you to become a model as well as nurse?

I’m am originally from Khabarovsk, Russia, but was adopted and grew up in America. Nursing was my second degree. It’s a Masters. I went back to school because I missed science and people, I previously had a desk job. After I became a nurse though, I got burnt-out and took a spur of the moment vacation by myself to Jamaica. I met a modeling agency there and we took photos all week long, I knew nothing about modeling, but loved it and got back to the states and started modeling along with my nurse job. I still work as a nurse and model now, but do travel nursing, so I can see the country and have new interesting places for model shoots.

Were there any early role models or mentors you can name?

Valentina Tereshkova. She was the first women to fly in space, an engineer, and a member of the State Duma. A very inspirational figure!

 

Have you achieved all your ambitions in life..if not what’s left on your bucket list?

I’ve achieved many of my bucket list items- go on a hot air balloon ride, have my research published in a medical journal, go to a rodeo, etc., but I still have a few to achieve like getting published in Vogue/Harper’s Bazaar, fly first class, and buy a house along the water some day.

 

In the Modern Times we live in, technological advancements have enabled us to achieve the impossible with little or no time constaints Man was once burdened by. If you could achieve anything in the next 5 minutes…for yourself..family or world..what would it be?

It might take more than 5 minutes. Better healthcare. Better for the people who go through it, and better for the people who work in it. I would also achieve a healthcare system focused on preventative health. Active. Rather than reactive. As a cardiac nurse, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, costing the US about $240 billion a year, with someone having a myocardial infarct every 40 seconds. It’s often too late. And yet, much of this could be avoided with building an infrastructure focused on giving society healthier food options that are affordable and more opportunities to get out and be active. I would prioritize work/life balance.

Sources:

https://professional.heart.org/en/science-news/heart-disease-and-stroke-statistics-2022-update

National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 2018–2021 on CDC WONDER Database.