Rachael Finch removes breast implants after getting a boob job at 17

Rachael Finch has opened up about her decision to remove her breast implants.

The former Miss Universe Australia 2009 got a boob job when she was just 17 after feeling pressure from the pageant circuit and modelling industry. 

Speaking to Body + Soul magazine, the 33-year-old said: ‘I feel like I’m truly myself.’

Natural: Model Rachael Finch has opened up about her decision to remove her breast implants last year. Pictured in January

The mum-of-two also said that since removing her implants, she’s ‘the most content, comfortable and happy’ that she’s ever felt in her whole life. 

‘When I was younger, I was very wrapped up in my appearance,’ she admitted.

‘As I’ve become older and matured, had children and become a woman, I’ve realised that my appearance doesn’t define me.’

Last year, Finch revealed her history of ‘calorie restriction and excessive training’.

Posting an Instagram photo of herself at a restaurant with her dancer husband Michael Miziner, she wrote: ‘Once upon a time it was all about counting calories. Restrictive portions, excessive training, & dismissing intuition’. 

Pressure: The former Miss Universe Australia 2009 got a boob job when she was just 17 after feeling pressure from the pageant circuit and modelling industry. Pictured in 2018

‘It’s not all perfect now, but it’s a thousand times better than what it was. And that comes down to a few things,’ she continued.

The mother-of-two went on to list the catalysts for changing her mindset.

‘1. Education around holistic health and commitment to taking a mind, body, soul approach. Always,’ she began.

‘2. Bio-individuality. Understanding that we are all different machines & that my body requires different treatment to the next,’ she continued.

‘3. Tapping into intuition & gently surrendering to something that may feel uncomfortable at first.’

‘4. The man on the other end of the table from me,’ she finished.

Happy: The mum-of-two also said that since removing her implants, she’s ‘the most content, comfortable and happy’ that she’s ever felt in her whole life. Pictured in January