2019-08-01_Maxim_Australia

MarriedAtFirstSightduoINESBAŠIC&JESSIKAPOWERreveal

all about reality TV, men, the haters, suicide prevention and more...

AT FIRST SIGHT

REALITYTV

PHOTOGRAPHEDBYROCKYBATCHELORINTERVIEWBYSANTIPINTADO

STYLEDBYBELINDAROELOFSHAIR&MAKE-UPHUXLEYSCHOOLOFMAKEUP

LOCATIONDRIFTWOOD SOCIAL, GOLD COAST/@DRIFTWOODSOCIAL.GC

WheneverI seetheMAXIMshoots

I alwaysthink,“Wow,thatbitchis slayed

tothehighheavens!”So,I expectedit

tobereallystrictandseriousbutwehad

lotsof laughsanda greatdayoverall.

Well,youbothlookgreat.Whendo

youfeelsexy?

J:I alwaysfeelat mysexiestearlyin the

morning.I putmymusicon,I’min my

croptopandshortshortsandI justfeel

sexyandconfident.

I:I feelthesexiestwhenI’mnakedand

haveminimaltonomake-upon.When

I’mnakedI feelmostlikemytruest self.

Whatis yourbestasset?

J:Probablymyeyes.Growingup,people

usedtoalwayssaythatmyeyeswere

captivating.Theyactuallychangecolour

dependingonmymood.

I:I lovemyeyes,too.They’rebigand

reallyblue.I alsolovemystrong-minded

assertivepersonality.Womenare

undervaluedandunder-appreciated,

weendurea lotandthesecharacteristics

areusefulwhenit comestostandingup

formyselfandwhatI believein.It also

helpsmeneversettleforanythingless.

Haveyoueverusedyourpopularity

togetyououtoftrouble?

J:I actuallyhaven’t.I justcan’tbethatgirl.

Like,I’veneverhada onenightstand.I feel

likeyoushouldberespectfulandrespect

yourself.I havea youngersisterwhois 23

and I feel like I need to be a role model to

ongratsonyourfirst

MAXIMfeature,ladies.

Howdoyoufeel?

JESSIKA(J):I feel

verygrateful.I’mhonestly

pinchingmyselfthatI could

bein thismagazinewithoneof mybest

friends,Ines.It’sa dreamcometrue.

INES(I):Sofar,thisis oneof my

proudestachievementstodate!I feel

reallygoodandconfidentaboutit.

Whydidyoudecidetodothis

MAXIMphotoshoot?

J:Ontheshow[MarriedAtFirstSight] us

girlswouldhangoutbythedrinkstableat

thedinnerpartieseachweekandalways

talkaboutwhatwewantedtodowhen

theshowfinished– allof usalwayssaid

wewanttodoaMAXIMshoot.

I:Yeah,it’sbeena dreamandlifegoal

of minetoshootwithMAXIM. It wasone

ofthefirstthingsI pitchedtomymanager

andI didn’trealiseuntilit wasgoingahead

thatJesshadalso done the same – so,

hereweare!

Whatdidyoulovemostaboutthis

photoshoot?

I:SeeinghowconfidentI felt.I was

surprisedat howcomfortableandgoodI

feltconsideringit wasmyfirstmajorshoot.

It wasshotat thestartof winterat the

VibeHotelontheGoldCoastandit wasa

reallygoodday— thesuncameoutandit

wasn’tcoldat alloncewegotstuckintoit.

J: I loved that it was very relaxed and fun.

herandteachherhowtobea lady.

I:Never!I’veneverfelt“cool”.I’m

toomodestandpretty conservative

aroundpeople.

Forthosewhodon’tknowa lotabout

you,tellusa bitaboutyourselves.

I:I cametoAustralia,asa refugeewith

myfamily,fromBosniawhenI wasfour.

Thewarbrokeoutsowedidn’thave

anyoptionbuttoleave.I wasreally

independentasa childandteenagerand

I spentmostof my20schangingcareers.

Nothingeverfeltbigorgoodenough–

I alwaysknewI wantedtodobigthings

in lifebutneverhadtherightplatformfor

it. So,whenI sawMAFSwasholding

auditions,I appliedand...hereweare!

J:I wasbornontheGoldCoastbutgrew

upin Perth.Mymummovedusthere

becauseshewantedtobeasfaraway

frommydadasshecouldwhenthey

split.I thenhadanamazingstepfatherbut

thingsweren’tamazingafterheandmum

split.TwoyearsagoI lostmyboyfriendto

suicide.I’mcurrentlyin talkswitha charity

whichfocussesonsuicidepreventionand

men’smentalhealthandplanningtospeak

in schoolsandotheropportunities.

Wow,that’sheavy.We’rereallysorry

tohearit.Whatelsewouldpeople

besurprisedtoknowaboutyou?

J:I havea businessdiplomaandI’m

currentlydoingmydiplomain event

management.I’malsooneof fivekids

• I didn’t want my little brothers to appear

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