Photo: Instagram/Sjana Earp
I’m glad people are working hard for their money these days.
Do you want to feel terrible about yourself? Good. Meet 22-year-old Australian model Sjana Earp. Earp spends her time sharing hot photos on Instagram, which is pretty typical, as there are tons of Instagram models out there. But what is one things that makes Earp different from the rest? Oh, I don’t know. Maybe that she makes about 15K for every Instagram post. Yep.
The only thing that Earp does is take photos holding coconut water, wearing yoga apparel, or something else from sponsors, and those sponsors hand out the cash. Earp currently has over 1.2 million followers on Instagram.
Here’s what Earp had to say to The Sydney Morning Herald:
“When I was in year 10, I went through a rough patch with depression and had a few stays in psychiatric wards. I dropped out of school at the end of that year. I did a Certificate III in fitness training and studied photojournalism, but stopped my studies because I started to earn an income through Instagram. I used Instagram for self-expression and as a creative outlet, then I was asked to photograph an event in Perth. That job led to me being invited to Bali as an influencer for a yoga retreat. If someone sees your content and they like it, they’ll invite you somewhere else. It was never my intention to achieve a certain number of followers. I remember reaching 10,000 and I couldn’t believe it. I think my following comes down to timing, luck and passion. I can’t remember the first time I posted about my mental health issues. I started by saying little bits about how I was having a rough time. Instagram has provided me with an outlet – there’s nothing worse than bottling up your emotions – and my followers accepted me being open about my feelings. Three years ago I was approached by an agency who wanted to manage me. My reaction was, ‘What? Really? I could get paid for doing this?”
And that’s the story of how a girl who poses in a bikini makes more money than you will ever make. Yep.
Well, you might as well check out more of Earp on her Instagram, and check out all the photos that are making Earp a ton of cash.
h/t FHM
