Chrissy Teigen hates being known as a model.

The 32-year-old beauty - who has starred in various Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue editions - has revealed she never refers to herself as a model and has even lied to people about what she actually does for a living because she finds it awkward to acknowledge.

Chrissy confessed: "There's something about it that never vibed well with me because I never felt like I was one. I was always doing something else that I thought was equally cool."

She also revealed she doesn't want to feel confined by her job title.