Swedish model with 40-inch legs.

For one Swedish Instagram model, having long legs — which have since propelled her modeling career — were once the cause of bullying.

Ia Ostergren is a mom of two whose legs measure an astounding 40 inches. While she has learned to embrace her limbs, it hasn’t always been easy.

Teased about her gangly physique, Ostergren spent her teens and early 20s depressed about her body type. In 2013, she decided to take up sports, and it was then that she started to love her body, regardless of what others had to say.

Ostergren is 5′10″, which is not particularly tall for a model, though her 40-inch inseam makes her stand out. The sporty model is particularly popular in Russia — a fact she uses to her advantage, regularly posting photo captions in Russian.

Ostergren, who is married to a Swedish bodybuilder, says she works on her physique regularly, going to the gym and eating nearly five pounds of meat a week to maintain her muscle.

Check out more pictures on her Instagram page.



By: KRISTA THURROTT.

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