text: A glamour model who showcases her curves in glossy magazines around the world has a new thrill-inducing hobby - freestyle skydiving. Anais Zanotti, 30, who lives in Miami, first became interested in the high-flying sport when a friend recommended it to her. Now the brunette, who has modelled for Playboy, GQ, Esquire and Maxim and has 35 cover shoots under her belt, is a pro who teaches other adrenaline junkies how to jump from a plane, thousands of feet in the air. Scroll down for video . Anais Zanotti strikes a pose, combining her two jobs: bikini modelling and skydiving . The St Tropez-born model moved to the US to become a glossy magazine bikini model . The French-born model, who has skydived more than 1,350 times, said: 'I love the freedom once you leave the plane - your brain stops thinking. 'If I am having a bad day at work I just forget about it when I open my parachute. 'I am so happy I scream - it's such a thrill. 'I have always loved extreme sports and when I was in France I had a motorcycle. 'One of my friends suggested I try skydiving and when ten of us went I was the only one who said I was coming back, I became obsessed. 'I watched videos, bought a suit, had a dream about it and when I woke up I called for lessons to learn to skydive properly.' She has had 1,350 dives and is now an instructor, teaching other amateur junkies . Anais admits to loving the moment she leaves the plane, saying: 'Your brain stops thinking' Anais, who has posed for Playboy, also models bikinis for magazines like GQ . Her passion for jumping out of planes has transformed her social life too. She said: 'In the past I used to go out on evenings and spend the weekend at the beach - now I get up early and go skydiving.' Anais, from Saint-Tropez, France, started modelling aged 16 when a photographer for a local magazine spotted her and asked for a shoot. From there her career boomed and she left for the US eight years ago to follow her dream of becoming an international model. Anais, who posts workout and bikini snaps on Instagram, moved to the US to become an international model . The pro-skydiver now teaches other adrenaline junkies how to jump out of planes safely . Anais, who is a successful swimsuit and fitness model, says she's also been to acting school . She added: 'I was working around Paris and in Italy but moved because I wanted to go to the US and do something bigger. 'I started acting school to help me learn English and was modelling - I did a commercial for Monster and didn't stop working. 'Now I do swimsuit, fitness and fashion work and have been very lucky to work for the biggest publications in the world.' She also has a sizeable social media profile with 113,000 followers on Instagram thanks to her combination of bikini snaps and shots of her training in a wind tunnel, or jumping out of a plane. The French-born stunner combines her two careers of swimsuit modelling and dangerous skydiving .
target: Anais Zanotti, 30, has completed 1,350 freestyle skydives .
  French model moved to Miami to pose for international magazines .
  Is also a pro skydiver who teaches other adrenaline junkies how to jump .