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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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" There is no age better than another. The commitment to give of yourself and the knowledge that the time is right are what's important. "

Iman

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Knowledge

Better

" I'll be truly happy when we're not counting the number of ethnically diverse models on a fashion runway or campaign, when having a representation of the entire human race is the norm and not an exception. "

" I believe the universe has great plans for us. When you are young, you don't learn that. "

" 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. "

Iman

Say

Beauty

" I was under 18, and to leave Kenya to come to the United States, to get a passport, you had to be 18. So I lied and said I was 19 to get the passport, because otherwise, I had to have permission from my parents, and my parents would never have let me come. "

Iman

Said

Leave

" Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others. Wigs, killer heels, Pilates, even fillers - whatever works for you, honey. "

" There is a lot of noise out there. I don't want to follow the trend - I want to create the trend. "

Iman

Out

Create

" I've always said if what I'm going to create doesn't look good on everybody, I'm not going to do it. "

" My ritual is cooking. I find it therapeutic. It comes naturally to me. I can read a recipe and won't have to look at it again. "

" 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. "

" Beauty is being comfortable and confident in your own skin. "

" I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim. "

" I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile. "

" I believe in glamour. I am in favor of a little vanity. I don't rely on just my genes. "

" I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep. "

" 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. "

" I started the cosmetics in 1994 after I stopped modeling, out of my frustration as a woman of color not finding what I needed. "

" When I lived in Egypt, we always wore kaftans. I had cashmere kaftans from Halston. You put on a kaftan in your backyard, and it's like you're in Ibiza. "

" After the bones mended, my left eye was smaller than my right, and my eyebrow never grew back. But you know what? Big deal. I think I became beautiful after the accident. I became kinder, more aware. I gained respect for other people. "

" On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession. "

" If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away. "

" Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien. "

" I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans. "

" I wanted a bronzer so I could look like I just came from Ibiza everyday. "

Iman

Everyday

Just

" Italian was my first foreign language. I speak it better than English. "

" At the end of the day, a 34B doesn't give you self-esteem. "

" It's really not a good idea to forecast or double guess the fates; you will always be fooled. "

" I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry. "

" I suffer from low self-esteem. I had horrible self-esteem growing up. You really have to save yourself because the critic within you will eat you up. It's not the outside world - it's your interior life, that critic within you, that you have to silence. "

" I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day. "

Iman

Ready

Every Day