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Coco Rocha is a devout Jehovah’s Witness
Lilian Asante | Jan 17, 2013 2:10 PM ET | Last Updated: Jan 17, 2013 5:20 PM ET
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Dan Steinberg/The Associated Press Coco Rocha has revealed she is a devout Jehovah's Witness. What do Marc Jacobs and Jehovah’s Witnesses have in common? Coco Rocha.
The Canadian fashion model recently told Du Jour Magazine that she has been a devout member of the religion all her life.
Rocha, who renewed her devotion on her 21st birthday, says the key to balancing her faith and career is having an equally religious spouse, and making a few adjustments to her multi-million dollar modelling contract.
“My faith is everything,” said the 24-year-old model who has walked for designers such as Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui and Stella MacCartney. “There aren’t many Witnesses who are in the public eye. I can’t even name any. It’s hard sometimes when you’re there alone. You’re not there with someone who can hold your hand and say we’ll do this together.”
Rocha said she and her manager-husband James Conran enjoy going door-to-door with their congregation to share their beliefs.
‘It’s hard sometimes when you’re there alone. You’re not there with someone who can hold your hand and say we’ll do this together’
In her contract, Rocha makes it clear to designers that she will not wear revealing clothing, pose in suggestive positions with male models, or be associated anything religious or political.
Rocha admits that initially some designers were uncomfortable with adhering to so many clauses, but it has not affected her success. Last April she became the first high fashion model to have more than one million followers on Google+, while her portfolio includes 10,000 photos from the span of her career.
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