Model Robyn Lawley is proud of her scars after horror accident in 2018

She was left permanently disfigured after falling down a 2.1-metre staircase while suffering a lupus-related seizure in 2018.

But the incident has not stopped Robyn Lawley from living her life to the fullest.

The model, 31, revealed on Wednesday she is proud of her scars because they are a sign of her strength after surviving the fall. 

‘I wear [my scars] with honour because I survived that accident,’ she told Yahoo!

‘I could’ve died… I fell so hard on that staircase, I could have broken my neck.’

Robyn, who was diagnosed with lupus in 2015, was left with severe bruising and a lightening bolt-shaped scar in the centre of her forehead.

She told News Hub she faced ‘extra scrutiny’ as a fashion model because of her fall.

‘As a fashion model, I face extra scrutiny now, not only because of my size but because of my disability and facial scarring,’ she said.

‘I could remove the facial scarring. However, I ask the question: why? Why are we obsessed with perfection, when our world resembles a different picture?’

Robyn added it was time for change in the body inclusivity and positivity movement. 

‘When I grew up, I didn’t have anyone to look at that looked like me other than the women in my immediate family,’ she said.

‘You also rarely saw women accepting their “deemed flaws” labelled by society. It is so liberating to accept those flaws and move on with your life.’

Robyn called for great diversity in the modelling industry in November, despite being told to ‘keep [her] mouth shut’ on numerous occasions.

‘They tell me to shut up all the time,’ she told The Daily Telegraph. 

‘I am a woman who stands up. I’m not going to stand down any time soon.’ 

The mother of one went on to explain the importance of diversity in modelling.  

‘I feel like we have got to start representing what we actually see on the streets,’ she said.