Kendall Jenner Talks About Confidence & Growing Up in 'Allure'

Kendall Jenner looks so amazing modeling for Allure magazine’s March 2015 issue!

Here’s what the 19-year-old model had to share with the mag:

On growing up: “I had just started ninth grade when I got my acne. And I had braces. I wouldn’t look people in the eye. It was not a good time for me�it just killed my self-esteem. I thought when I didn’t look at someone, they couldn’t see my face.”

On being herself: “I still have a hard time looking at someone when I’m talking to them, and I get nervous. When I started getting in front of the camera a lot, I think my confidence started to come out. It took a minute, because I had to believe in myself.”

On having no tattoos: “I have a really weird thing about ‘forever.’ And my sister Kim always said, ‘Don’t put a bumper sticker on a Bentley.’”

On walking in her first fashion show: “I didn’t need it to be a family affair. As selfish as this sounds, I wanted the attention to be on me for five seconds rather than my family. If they were sitting front row, it would have been all about, ‘Oh, Kim goes to Kendall’s first fashion show!’ I love Kim, but for a minute I wanted it to be like, ‘OK, this is [Kendall's] thing�she’s taking it seriously.’”

For more from Kendall, visit Allure.com.