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'Being different is a revolving door in your life': Shanina Shaik shares valuable advice her mother Kim gave her when she was bullied in high school for her exotic looks

Published: 20:52 EST, 20 April 2015 | Updated: 03:02 EST, 21 April 2015

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With Mother's Day in Australia just around the corner, model Shanina Shaik has shared the most valuable advice her mum Kim has given her.

Speaking to Elle Australia, the 24-year-old model of mixed Australian, Lithuanian, Pakistani and Saudi Arabian descent, said her mother's advice during her school days when she was bullied have stuck with her for life.

'Being different is a revolving door in your life, where the secure enter and the insecure exit,' Shanina revealed as the words of wisdom from her mum she has kept close to her heart.

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Opening up: With Mother's Day just around the corner, model Shanina Shaik has shared the most valuable advice her mum Kim has given her

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Brave face: The Victoria's Secret Model said her mother would witness her daily tears after school

Furthermore in her interview with the Australian fashion glossy, the Victoria's Secret Model said her mother would witness her daily tears after school when she was troubled by fellow students for looking different.

'She told me to always be proud of who I am because the people who stand out are the ones who go on to do amazing things with their lives, while bullies will always be one step behind,' Shanina said.

Celebrate differences: Shanina credits the guidance of her mother with helping her through tough times

Also speaking out about her experiences as a victim of bullying in high school, Shanina told The Daily Telegraph last year: 'I would come home from school and cry every day. Eventually I stopped going to school and my grades fell'.

Indeed it was her mother Kim who helped her through the tough times.

'I was tired of it and I told my mum. She went to the school and told the teachers and things started to change,' Shanina explained.

In another recent interview with Life And Times last month, Shanina acknowledged many of the nasty comments made towards her were due to her mixed ethnicity.

'Because of my skin color and the hip-hop music I liked, I was picked on. I was considered ‘Black’ in our friendship group and therefore not good enough for them,' she revealed.

Single-handed: Kim was a solo mother who raised Shanina and younger brother Shah in suburban Melbourne

Further credited her loving parent, a single mother who raised Shanina and her younger brother Shah in suburban Melbourne, the model said: 'Mum had to teach me to fight my own battles and not count on anyone to help with them'.

Explaining to Elle Australia that her mother's advice has 'instilled me with self-worth and strength', Shanina has indeed gone on to achieve great things while embracing her unique look.

The brunette beauty who began modelling in her teenage years, finished as runner-up in 2008 on Australian reality television show Make Me A Supermodel.

And sporting an exotic mix of her father's Pakistani and Saudi Arabian roots with her mother's Lithuanian and Australian heritage, she subsequently scored a breakthrough when she walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2011.

Strutting the runway for the luxurious lingerie line since, Shanina's career seems to be going from strength-to-strength, with ambassador titles for brands like Just Jeans also under her belt.

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