Plus size modeling breakout Myla Dalbesio, appearing on the cover of the new Claph Magazine, admits she mistakenly thought her road to runway stardom was paved with black olives and pickles -- the foods she loaded up on in attempts to achieve a waif-ish figure that was nearly impossible with her frame.

The one-time Miss Teen Wisconsin told Fashionista.com that she had misconceptions early on in her career that she needed a rail-thin frame for success, setting her up for a brutal eating disorder.

"I tried for a long time to make myself [lose weight] ... I tried throwing up after I ate and that’s awful. That is painful: I would never wish for anyone to do that ever. And then I’d go through weeks where all I ate was black olives or pickles because they have no calories and nothing was happening.