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" I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile. "
Iman
Family
Refugee
Once
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" I did not want to get involved with a rock star. No way. It is not a sane thing to do. "
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" I believe the universe has great plans for us. When you are young, you don't learn that. "
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" I was a very nerdy child. I never fit in, so I became laboriously studious. "
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" Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others. Wigs, killer heels, Pilates, even fillers - whatever works for you, honey. "
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" There are highlights when you become irreplaceable as a model, like when you become a muse to designers. They look at you differently; you're not a coat hanger for hire. "
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" Granted, I've changed internally as I've gotten older - I take it easy, I know when to stop and take care of myself, I laugh much more and with my belly and soul - but this comes from the confidence and acceptance that comes with maturity. "
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" I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly. "
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" We all want what every girl wants: to look fabulous while we're out there ruling the world. "
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" Change makes you find your calling, your legacy, and God's divine plan for your life. Don't run from it. "
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" I speak five languages besides mine. I went to school in Egypt because girls weren't allowed to go to school in Saudi Arabia. It's very restricting, especially for girls; we're not allowed to go anywhere. "
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" The people who are the most successful in life are not stopped by fear. "
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" I wanted a bronzer so I could look like I just came from Ibiza everyday. "
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" We never do Valentine's dinner, because everybody, they look. On Valentine's, imagine me and David going to a restaurant! Like, everybody's going to say, 'Did they talk? Did they hold hands?' Twenty years. We've been married twenty years! "
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Me
Hands
" My mother was an activist; so was my father. They came from a generation of young Somalis who were actively involved in getting independence for Somalia in 1960. "
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Generation
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Father
" People get numbed when they see picture after picture, year in and year out, of people starving. "
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" I have a 15-year-old daughter who thinks that I always had this self confidence that I have now at the age of 60. And I always tell her that what she is going through - the low self-esteem as a teenager - that is a right of passage. "
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She
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" I was raised to treat my body as a temple, but even as a little girl, I had a major issue with self-esteem. I thought there was something wrong with the temple. "
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" I beg you, don't use the verb, 'discover', I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn't exist before? "
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Before
Mean
Discover
" When I was in high school,we were, like, 4,000 or 5,000 students, and 50 girls - and I didn't have a date for my prom. My father paid my cousin to take me. "
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Prom
Like
Father
" It's really not a good idea to forecast or double guess the fates; you will always be fooled. "
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Double
Good
Fooled
" My father... gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman. "
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Men
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Me
" Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien. "
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" I am so far more secure and more grounded and more know who I am than when I was in my 20s. "
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" My given name was Zahra, which is the 'flower of the desert.' I don't look anything like the flower of the desert. My name was changed by my grandfather to Iman, which means 'have faith.' And it meant to have faith that a daughter would come. "
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" Intelligence is sexy. Don't play dumb, especially young girls. Don't play dumb. And let people see that you are intelligent. "
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" I would rather Google other people than Google myself. "
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Other
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" I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim. "
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Practicing
Myself
Never
" I was not considered beautiful at all. Really. And this is what all models say. But I'm still not considered that beautiful in my country. I don't know the beauty ideal where I come from - but it's not me. "
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" I've always said if what I'm going to create doesn't look good on everybody, I'm not going to do it. "
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