After retirement I wandered without direction, until an event in a barber shop that my son entered me into changed my life. Seeing the transformed me in the mirror—a familiar stranger—rekindled the long-lost passion, and I immediately took a profile photo and challenged myself to enter the world of senior modelling.

I began to let the world know who I am via social media, and unexpectedly received an offer to work with Vogue Korea, taking my first real steps as a model. I feel every day that the moment I thought was late was actually the start, and I am living a second life.