A MONMOUTH teenager temporarily swapped her studies to become a model for the day when she appeared in a top London fashion magazine.

Sixteen-year-old Holly Lake, who is studying for her GCSEs at Hereford Cathedral School, made her fashion modelling debut in a glossy magazine called Lula.

After joining an agency at 13, Holly has already attended a few castings before her photos were snapped up by Lula, which is available in London and Japan.

Holly said it was really amazing to see her pictures in print. She added: “When I got the magazine back I was so excited! I have had more castings recently but now I am concentrating on my exams.”

While Holly is not discounting a career as a fashion model she is already planning A-Levels in business, economics, biology, history and psychology.

“I like the idea of business and marketing. I love fashion but it is a hard industry to get into. I think I will just see what happens.”