Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was born into a middle-class family in England; her mother was a fitness trainer and her father a chartered surveyor. She spent her childhood amidst the farmlands of a quiet, rural area in Devon. During her school days, she was frequently teased about her appearance, slender physique, and the shape of her lips—features that would later become the very hallmarks of her identity and success. At the age of just 15, while interning at a modeling agency, her striking appeal led to a modeling offer.