Living without regrets
Stokke was so convinced that she didn’t deserve all of the attention that she turned down several lucrative opportunities. The pole vaulter was offered the opportunity to pose for different publications and appear on their covers, as well as being a special guest on popular talk shows of her time.
She didn’t accept any of their invitations because she didn’t feel she’d earned the attention. She will never regret turning them down because she knows they would have approached her for her looks regardless.