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Brooks Nader tells PEOPLE that she moved to New York City with no financial support when she was 19 and jokes that her dad told her to "find a boyfriend" to pay her bills

She ultimately married Billy Haire, who was 11 years her senior, but the pair divorced in 2024

The Sports Illustrated model explains that he was her first relationship, so being single again at 28 made her feel "childlike"

Brooks Nader is opening up about her marriage and subsequent divorce .

As her new reality series Love Thy Nader airs, the 28-year-old model spoke with PEOPLE about leaving her small hometown in Louisiana to build a life in New York City. She was just 19 when she took the plunge, and she reveals she didn’t even ask her parents before making the decision.

“When I moved to New Y

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