Adwoa Aboah
Adwoa Aboah

Because I would be around so many people in the fashion industry, there's this kind of dialogue. People would always say, 'Oh your daughter is so beautiful. Is she a model?' And it was so strange for me to hear because I felt so not beautiful inside.

Adwoa Aboah
Adwoa Aboah

I used to get scouted outside of Topshop and stuff, and I was brought up in the fashion industry and did a few shoots when I was young, which was always fun to get dressed up.

Alek Wek
Alek Wek

I think the fashion industry has gotten to a place where it is embarrassing.

Alek Wek
Alek Wek

When I first started modeling, I realised I was very different from many of my colleagues, but I welcomed the opportunities my career in fashion offered me and the support from many inspiring individuals in the fashion industry.

Alexa Chung
Alexa Chung

I grew up in a miniature village in the middle of the countryside in England, quite secluded from the outside world. I was always enamored by the fashion industry.

Ali Hewson
Ali Hewson

Business is tough, and the fashion industry is particularly tough.

Alice Temperley
Alice Temperley

A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.

Andreja Pejic
Andreja Pejic

A lot of people, when they look at the whole trans thing, they think,'Oh, you're transgender, and in the fashion industry, which is very pro-LGBT, so you don't have any problems because it's a progressive place.' But that's not the reality.

Chiara Ferragni
Chiara Ferragni

I was so proud of my team and myself for changing the rules of the fashion industry.

China Machado
China Machado

Age is not a taboo in the fashion industry. One should learn what to wear to look good at any age.