IS SHAPING UP TO TAKE THE MODELLING WORLD BY STORM

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But when it comes to lingerie modelling, curvy Melissa McComb wears the crown.

The 21-year-old is one of the UK’s most sought-after underwear and swimsuit models and spends her life jetting round the world on glamorous shoots.

At size 12 and with a 32D bust, Melissa, who grew up knowing she was never going to rule the runway like her slim supermodel sibling, is proof you don’t have to be mega skinny to make it as a top model.

Melissa, who signed with Scotland’s top agency Colours when she was just 14, has appeared in campaigns for Selfridges and House of Fraser and is a regular on Lorraine Kelly’s TV fashion section.

Melissa, of Airdrie, whose dream is to become a Victoria’s Secret angel, admits she wasn’t always a fan of the curves that have made her famous.

She said: “When I was younger, I really struggled with being curvy and thought I would struggle to find a modelling agency but Colours signed me on the spot when I was 14.

“They stuck by me and believed in me and eventually I started believing in myself and embraced my curviness. curvy models in Germany. I’ve done shoots in LA and the Caribbean and am looking forward to lots more travelling. It’s the best job in the world and I’m glad I learned to love my curves and stuck at it.

“I hope 15-year- old girls will look at me and know it’s okay to look both curvy and natural and that they can still have what it takes to make it as a model.”

Melissa, whose sister has walked for every major designer – including Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier and Armani – on the catwalks of London, Paris, Milan and New York, added: “Amanda is my best friend and my rock.

“She is an incredible model and I used to love watching her on the

catwalk when I was little. I also

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remember being in the audience when she won Most Stylish Female at the Scottish Style Awards. It’s always been cool being her little sister.

“I like that we are involved in opposite types of the business and are doing our own thing. She has a high-end androgynous fashion look and I’m commercial curvy.

“We are the same but different. Modelling is definitely in our genes and the camera seems to love us both even though we are opposites.”

The former Airdrie Academy pupil added: “Amanda has always been a massive support to me, especially when I moved to London as she knew the photographers and casting agents and was able to point me in the right direction.

“We are very proud of each other