When Sylanna Vanyik, 27, arrived at the Face of healthy cover shoot, it was immediately obvious to everyone why she was a worthy winner. Not just the possessor of a beaming smile that didn’t waver once during the day’s long shoot – not even when yet another thunderstorm meant we had to down tools again and run for shelter, just when she’d got the pose nailed – she’s also a girl after our own heart when it comes to eating; two good platefuls of quiche and salad at lunch and she took the leftovers home – ‘I hate wasting food!’ she said.
A student dental hygienist, Sylanna also revealed on the day that she works weekends at the Holland & Barrett store in Eastbourne, where she lives – so she can make enough money to travel into London for her course. Sylanna’s colleagues persuaded her to enter because she is the living embodiment of all healthy stands for – and it turns out they were right.