FHM Girlfriend: Terra Jo Wallace

By Team FHM · Sep 2014 · 5 min read

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Model. Blogger. Philosopher. Writer. Sexpot. She’s been called the US’s answer to Cara Delevingne and is an aspiring self-help guru. Terra Jo Wallace is not your average model…

Age: 24. From: Los Angeles. Likes: Philosophising, travelling, dancing, drawing. Twitter: @terrajowallace. Instagram: @terrajo

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According to a recent survey, one third of all guys in the UK now buy the bulk of their clothes online. This is good news for men: not only does it mean that we now spend less time traipsing around crowded shopping centres with our girlfriend/mates/mum, it also means that we get to spend more time looking at ads of pretty fashion models on online shopping sites. And of all the ladies lighting up our computer screens, none is quite as incredimazing as 24-year-old American uber-hottie Terra Jo Wallace. As well as running her own blog and Tumblr, she can be found making clothes look 200% sexier for the likes of Forever 21 and Missguided. Oh, and she’s also been in Vogue. A quick internet search reveals she’ll soon be trading this in for some front covers. “I honestly believe she will be an LA equivalent of Cara Delevingne,” writes one influential blogger. On top of this, she’s also a writer, philosopher, dancer, drawer, and all-round creative powerhouse. Do your best not to fall in love with her. We dare you.

We think it’s fair to say you’re kind of a big deal in the fashion world right now.

I don’t know about that. I get a lot of girls writing to me on my blog because, at 5ft 6in, I’m short for a model. I think it’s nice that they look up to me like that, if you’ll excuse the pun.

What motivated you to get into modelling?

I got into it because I thought it would be a great outlet. It’s not my dream, but I’m really into expressing myself and my passions. I love to see the world and express how I feel about it through dancing, writing, taking photos, drawing. Just anything creative.

You’re certainly multitalented. What kind of stuff do you write?

It’s mostly personal writing. If I were to label myself as anything, I’d say I’m a philosopher. I have these life epiphanies before I go to sleep and I have to jot them down.

How did you become such a wise monk? Should we take our shoes off?

I’ve gotten really into reading this year. Until a year ago, the only book I’d ever finished reading was The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.

What’s been on your book list in 2014?

My bible is A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle. Right now I’m reading The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz.

Light reads, then. Wow, you really are a philosopher.

I’ve done a lot of soul searching over the past couple of years. I really feel like I’m figuring myself out now. I feel like I’m far happier. I think I just had to get out of California.

Oh yeah – that sun, those beaches. It must have been a nightmare.

It’s not that I don’t like LA, though it’s definitely not an easy city, but I was just too comfortable when I was there. I realised I was the only person holding myself back, so I just packed a suitcase and headed over to the UK.

Are you settled over here now then?

I have no fixed address. I’m living between Sweden and the UK right now. Who knows when I’ll go back to LA?

Where else have you been on your travels?

Lots of places. I’ve travelled all around Asia.

Would you be our tour guide?

Of course! Hong Kong has the best parties. Thailand’s very laid-back and Tokyo is just crazy.

Where have you been in the last few months?

I was in Cape Town recently and I was in Paris for Christmas, too. A friend from LA came with me, but I originally planned to go there on my own. I’m kind of a hermit. I like to be alone.

There’s no Mr Terra Jo in the background then?

I’ve never really dated. I want to establish my own self in my own life before I meet another person to combine it with.

How do you fight the temptation of all those British guys?

I’ve had my wild nights out but, truth be told, I’d rather just hang out with the guys than with girls anyway. There’s no drama. I’m too chilled.

So you consider yourself a bit of a tomboy then?

I like to go to baseball games in America. I’ll eat some peanuts, I’ll sing the chant. I never really care who wins but it’s just fun to be there.

What would it take to eat peanuts with you?

I’m looking for someone to have a connection with. A guy could try to impress me or do something really sweet and generous but, if the connection’s not there, then it’s just one-sided. For me, guys don’t necessarily have to do anything to impress me.

Finally, what’s the deal with your name?

I honestly have no idea. I never knew my father, but my mum says he wanted to call me Terra. I don’t know what else to tell you.

Doesn’t it mean ‘earth’? Actually, we don’t know why we’re asking. It means earth. How appropriate.