Meredith Hattam: My life working as a model in China

"Feeling powerless over your schedule, body and life, however — no laws can regulate this. In the modeling industry, this mindset is as inescapable as the click of a lens. And for a child, when it’s the adults you trust who are making these decisions for your career and for your future — adults who ship you to foreign countries on illegal tourist visas — it’s hard to feel as though you have any control over your work."