British model who was savaged dog says her career has been ruined

‘I don’t look in the mirror anymore’: Model whose face was mauled by a dog says her career has been ruined as she works two jobs to save for surgery

  • Model who was savaged by a Staffordshire-pit crossbreed said career was ruined
  • Suzel Mackintosh who had been working in London was attacked camping in WA
  • She suffered horrific facial injuries and has struggled with her confidence since
  • The 23-year-old claims she has to work two jobs to make ends meet 

Suzel Mackintosh, 23, sustained horrific injuries when she was attacked by a Staffordshire-pit bull crossbreed

A model who was mauled by a dog says she has to work two jobs to make ends meet following the horrific attack that ruined her career.

Perth woman Suzel Mackintosh had been working as a model in London before returning to Western Australia to visit friends.

The 23-year-old sustained horrific injuries when she was attacked by a Staffordshire-pit bull crossbreed while camping in the remote Pemberton area to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2017.

In an interview with the 7.30 Report on Thursday Ms Mackintosh revealed she struggled to find confidence and even employment, following the terrifying attack.

‘I loved being a model because I could flaunt myself and feel good in my own skin,’ she said. 

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Ms Mackintosh revealed she struggled to find confidence and even employment, following the terrifying attack (pictured before the attack)

‘I used to be quite confident and now I’m really insecure about how I look,’ Ms Mackintosh (pictured) told the 7.30 Report

Ms Mackintosh (pictured) said it’s been difficult to find jobs as a model and she is now forced to work two jobs

‘I used to be quite confident and now I’m really insecure about how I look.’ 

‘I don’t see myself in the mirror anymore.’ 

Ms Mackintosh said it’s been difficult to find jobs as a model and she is now forced to work two jobs.


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‘I’m working two jobs trying to make ends meet, to cover all my costs and save up for future surgery,’ she said. 

Ms Mackintosh believes their should be licenses introduced to monitor more dangerous dogs that are likely to cause damage.  

‘If you have a tiny dog and it bites someone it’s not going to do much damage. A dog with teeth like that, it can kill someone,’ she told the 7.30 Report.  

‘I’m working two jobs trying to make ends meet, to cover all my costs and save up for future surgery,’ she said

‘I used to be quite confident and now I’m really insecure about how I look,’ the model said

The model spent a week in hospital and had surgery on her face after the attack.

However, despite doctors’ best efforts, the 23-year-old still finds it difficult to lift her upper lift due to muscle damage. 

‘I patted the dog and it just went for me. I fell back and I could feel my nose hanging off,’ Ms Mackintosh told the Daily Star Sunday. 

Ms Mackintosh said she and friends had played with the animal during the day and then placed it in a vehicle when night fell. 

She said: ‘I went to get something from the car and it jumped on my face. I did nothing to provoke it.’

Devastated Ms Mackintosh thought her horrific injuries had dashed her dream of becoming a model. 

But Ms Mackintosh decided to return to Britain and pursue her modelling dreams. 

Ms Mackintosh has never received an apology from the dog owner, which she says ‘hurts more than the injuries’. 


She sustained horrific injuries when she was attacked by a Staffordshire-pit bull crossbreed while camping in the remote Pemberton area

The Perth woman had been working as a model in London before returning to Western Australia to visit friends.


Ms Mackintosh said she and friends had played with the animal during the day and then placed it in a vehicle when night fell 

 

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