Check Out Kitty Huynh’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Kitty Huynh

Hi Kitty, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hello! My name is Kathy Huynh but I go by just Kitty. I never thought I’d be where I am today. I didn’t even realize I had any potential to model. I had a rough upcoming and didn’t ever think I’d see my twenties and so forth. Life to me, wasn’t something valuable in my eyes, but an inconvenience. I had a rough conception of my identity, culturally and just regarding every social norm. I was one out of few Asian Americans growing up in school, and never met anyone really like me. This altered how I saw myself. Fortunately, being called unique all the time, made me realize how special I was, instead of how difference was a bad thing. After dropping out of college, I saw one of my old friend do an editorial photoshoot. I wanted to see myself like that too. As someone who was confused in life with a good amount of money, why not put it towards something I could feel good about myself with? I never see anyone who looks like me anyways. I booked my first shoot in January/February of 2023 and since then, the modeling world unraveled itself for me. I am very fortunate. I’ve never been camera shy and that really helped blossom my career. After my first and second shoot, I had photographers reaching out to me wanting to collaborate! As much as I never saw what they saw in me, I appreciate it now, because the past two years of modeling, i’ve inspired others and now I am on a path of creative directing shoots for others.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Modeling skyrocketed for me, which I am very blessed with. Internally, it’s been hard. Like I said in my recent answer, I had a rough upcoming. Family had to be redefined as a little child, and I didn’t know what home felt like. I was always on the edge of my seat waiting for destruction. I could never get used to it, you’d think a large amount of pain has a limit, but it didn’t. I struggled a lot with mental health as a child. I had severe anxiety that causes physical pain on my body. After the loss of my aunt, I had went numb. Didn’t really feel anything for a couple of years, which I thought was a blessing, but it was a blessing in disguise. School was good to me, I was outgoing and I used laughter to cover up a lot of my feelings. It was until I chose a different route than going to the school of my dreams that everything changed. I knew money wasn’t good at home, so I couldn’t have my parents pay for me. I decided to go to a school where they used me as a diversity ad. They basically paid me to go to school to cover up the fact they couldn’t get any other person of color there. It was. nightmare, as someone who loves fashion and confidence, it was all gone there. Men would harass me and take pictures of me in this small town that did not welcome me. College was hard, but after leaving, my family situation worsened. Dad became ill and mom was exhausted all the time. I ended up having to take care of my father while being hundreds of miles away. I ended up dropping out, which I know now was the best decision of my life. In the midst of losing my father, I ended up losing myself. I ended up in the hospital after a rough time with my mental health. After a week of trying to learn who I was again, I had gotten word that I had lost my father. How do you recover from that? In my head, I can’t give you a clear response, but I know life moves on. The sun always sets to rise again.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
My name is Kitty and I model. I am known for my spunky and goofy personality, and my delusion that I am famous (which I WILL get there.) If you follow me on instagram, you probably would not watch my stories from how much I talk about absolutely nothing. Most importantly, I am known for my editorials. I have to give credit to everyone I have worked with, they come to me with the greatest ideas knowing on both ends, it will be executed amazingly. I mainly do editorials, but I am a very versatile model. I can do anything I put my mind to. I’m not a flexible girl but if I need to do the splits and a backflip for a shoot, you better believe its gonna happen. That is sorta how I flow. I’m most proud of the people I’ve met. They’ve done amazing things and I am so grateful they let me be apart of it. Being successful is one thing, but watching your friends succeed is another. I am a proud mother. What makes me different from others is my personality without a doubt, I’ve never met anyone like me and the energy I bring to a set is unlike others. Everyone’s having a good time around me. I guarantee it.

How do you think about happiness?
My friends. They are the most important people to me, they showed me that home is not a physical place, but a feeling. Without them, there is no Kitty.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://not-kittys-website.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/notkittyhuynh