Megan, 27, from Brisbane, taught Year 9 English for three years before a holiday photo her friend posted on Instagram — just Megan on a beach in Bali, totally candid — got spotted by a talent scout who ran a Sydney-based modelling agency. The scout's DM sat in her message requests for two weeks before she noticed it. (She thought it was spam. It was not spam.) She finished out the school term, told her principal she was 'pursuing other opportunities', and flew to Sydney in January. She now earns more in a single campaign weekend than she made in a full teaching term, which she will freely admit is insane and also completely fine with her.