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" I don't think it's fair for people to put fellow beings down just because they're only known for their looks. "
Coco Rocha
Down
Just Because
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" In ten years of modeling, I've trained myself to relax and be able to use my upper body. "
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" I didn't know anything about fashion. You would see me in the biggest sweater with jeans or the tightest elastic pants. Not nice clothes. My mom took me a lot to consignment stores when I was younger, and I never really got to go to fancy high-class stores, so... vintage was like a step up. "
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" The funny thing is that, for some reason, people think when you're pregnant, you have to start wearing maternity wear and wear flats and look Mom-ish. I don't know exactly what people expect of people who are pregnant, but there's definitely a lot of moms out there that look super fabulous all the time, and I guess that's my inspiration. "
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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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" Fashion can be a very fickle lady, especially when it comes to models - fashion likes to turn on its own. "
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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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" When you wear something different, you have to be confident that not everyone may get it at first. "
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" I've always been the kind of girl that takes every day as it comes. "
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" Moms or soon-to-be-moms put a lot of pressure on themselves. "
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" I usually don't usually go for fluffy, bohemian-chic pieces. "
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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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" 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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" When someone tells me that I'm not real, I say to them, 'Well, what about me isn't real?' I have not changed my figure. This is who I am. "
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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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" A lot of people might think the job of a model isn't necessary anymore, but just like an actor, singer - how they make you feel a certain way - how watching a dancer gives you emotion, models can do the exact same thing to many different people. "
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" I think it's important to wear clothing that means something to you, and so I always try to make sure I'm wearing at least one item that has a personal meaning to me. "
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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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" 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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" I love Africa, especially Botswana. I could see myself retiring to a little tree house there one day. "
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" You can definitely notice a girl who has confidence versus one who's thinking, 'How are they judging me?' "
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" If you're posting pictures to platforms like Instagram or Twitter, be selective about the one you post. If I'm capturing a sunset, I'll take at least 10 pictures. I'll then filter them using other apps, enhance them. Then, I really pick the best image of perhaps 30. "
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" To me, true style icons have been few and far between. Elizabeth Taylor comes to mind. I never got to meet her while she was alive, but she is one of those people I have always admired in terms of her sense of style. "
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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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" Models can be people, too. But the only way to do that is to kind of step up and keep doing new things that no one has thought of, from new websites to new blogs, a newscast, doing speeches, talking to kids. It kind of opens a new headline every time: 'Oh, a model hasn't done this before; a model hasn't done that before.' "
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" You always wonder when you get pregnant what projects and opportunities will come in or come knocking. "
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