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" French designers are classic, chic, and traditional. "
Coco Rocha
French
Chic
Classic
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" When I started, I knew nothing about fashion. I remember, my first day going to my agency, I was wearing these huge bell-bottoms - they were patchwork corduroy and denim, which, at the time, I thought were amazing. My agent told me, 'You have a casting with Prada - you have to burn those jeans.' "
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" When you wear something different, you have to be confident that not everyone may get it at first. "
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" Nowadays, we have to break the molds to what it means to be a model in 2016. "
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" I think it's fun to dress up, although sometimes you do get a little tired of it, but I definitely try to have a different look every day. "
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" Oftentimes, my career as a model is based around glamour or creating a fantasy world. That in itself is not a bad thing, as I think art and inspiration has its place in society. "
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" When I started my first blog years ago, I just wanted to share my perspective. For a long time, models had been these mute pretty faces - and I wanted to have a voice. "
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" Everybody knows that, in general, a basketball player needs to be tall and a fashion model needs to be skinny, but how skinny is too skinny? "
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" If I want a hamburger, I'm going to have one. No 21-year-old should be worrying about whether she fits a sample size. "
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" If it weren't for my Irish dancing, I wouldn't be modeling. "
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" We have to come into this industry so young, and you have to learn to take it as it is. I was scouted at 14, started modelling at 15, and lived in New York at 16. "
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" Usually, a model gets two to three seasons, or a year and a half, and that's it - you're done. For me, it will be 10 years. "
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" It's hard sometimes because people don't take a model seriously in any sense. Unless she's taking a photo, that's as good as she is. "
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" Don't have just anyone run your social media. I think it's insane when brands or celebrities relegate their social media to an intern or someone who does not know them well. "
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" When I was asked to be a part of 'The Face,' I was like, 'This is exactly what I do without cameras.' I didn't find it any different than what I usually do for young girls - giving runway tips or just explaining how the whole industry works - but now you have, like, 19 cameras on you, documenting you while you scratch your nose. "
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" So many girls second-think their pose or what they're doing. And, in turn, the photos will come out really unnatural. I say to really give the camera a performance - that, and make sure you're comfortable with how you look, and give it a good smile and a filter. "
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" Previously, someone would interview me, and if they liked me, it'd be a great story. If they hated me, it'd be a horrible story. I had no way to say anything. Social media changed things for people who didn't have a voice. "
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" My besties do Victoria's Secret. I just don't do it. "
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Victoria's Secret
Secret
Just
" I'll probably always have some black in my accessories, but it's also important to have a pop of color. "
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" I've always been the kind of girl that takes every day as it comes. "
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" I usually don't usually go for fluffy, bohemian-chic pieces. "
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" I hate when people say models don't have personalities; what does that even mean? Everyone has a personality. "
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" A little personal trick: apply brown eyeliner throughout the day and then just add a little black over the top for a night look. "
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" It's especially important to make sure all clients are happy. You don't want to get stuck into a corner and for people to think you now only have one look. "
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" One of my favorite poses was when working with Steven Meisel. It was one of my first photo shoots with him, and we were trying to get the cover of Italian 'Vogue.' Then, I literally took my Balenciaga hat, pulled it down, and gave a rolling-eye, 'ugh' face, crossed legs on the floor. And lo and behold, that was the cover of Italian 'Vogue.' "
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" Connecting with fans is very important to me and useful, too! It's almost as if I have my own focus group. If I put up one picture that gets 1,000 likes and one that gets 15,000 likes, it gives me a big clue as to what people like to see. "
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" Models are supposed to be a muse to you. Why is a muse always the same body type, the same look? It's boring. "
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" I was always excited by the idea of having my own company, but models are rarely serious when they venture off into something else, be it acting, singing, or starting their own business. "
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" As a high-fashion model, I have long had a policy of no nudity or partial nudity in my photo shoots. "
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" I always think that some of those moms who are rocking cool fashion looks while walking their little babies in a stroller is just the bomb. You don't have to, all of a sudden, have to transition into 'mom' outfits from the '90s just because you became a mom. "
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" At the beginning of my career, I was nervous to talk. I was just a very young girl. You don't want to upset anyone or frustrate anyone - you just want to work. "
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