Mass media wants bright lights. Mass media wants crazy clothes.
Image is powerful, but image is also superficial.
The real way I became a model is I won a genetic lottery, and I became the recipient of a legacy.
Saying you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying you want to win the Powerball when you grow up. It's awesome, and it's out of your control, and it's not a career path.
I usually decide what to wear in the morning, but sometimes, I'll have a favorite coat or sweater or shoes, and I'll wear them everyday for a week!
I always wanted to become president! When I was a kid, I was obsessed with politics.
When I gave a talk at TEDx, I thought that if I did a good job, the video might go viral.
I do get free stuff.
I work hard, but my modeling career gives my views undeserved attention.
In 2007, a very inspired New York University Ph.D. student counted all the models on the runway, every single one that was hired, and of the 677 models that were hired, only 27, or less than four per cent, were non-white.
Sometimes, great collaboration is hard to nurture online, so doing so offline is the way to go.
My last two years of high school, I think I went to Burger King every day for lunch.
Fashion is capitalism, and it will be fixed by what the market demands.
Like many young people, I believe I have potential to make a positive impact in the world.
When I was 16, I definitely burned a couple of bridges by saying, 'I won't do this!' I was not diplomatic about it. I came to a fitting and was like, 'I don't wear fur; cancel this show!'
For the past few centuries, we have defined beauty as tall, slender figures, femininity and white skin.
Modeling is one of the few professions where women out-earn men, and that's because we're more valuable objects and ornaments.
My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that olive green khaki color.
Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.
I think it's cooler when girls have favorite pieces of clothing rather than an entirely new wardrobe every few months.
