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" I remember working with Agyness Deyn. At the time, she was the only one who had short hair as a model. I remember being so envious of her because we would all be getting our hair pulled for two hours backstage, and she was getting a new haircut almost every other show. "

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" In the beginning, the clients would say, 'This is too much,' but over time, the ones I liked kept working with me. They'd say, 'It's not too much. Coco can still be Coco. She still gives 100 percent when she's on a photo shoot.' "

Coco Rocha

Too Much

She

Time

" 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. "

" Nowadays, we have to break the molds to what it means to be a model in 2016. "

" I would have loved to meet David Bowie. "

" I think being true to yourself is ultimately the best way of living. "

" I think balancing work and family takes constant adjustment. Its not something you can say you've accomplished and move on. "

" 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? "

" When I first started modeling, I had the chance to walk the runway with Naomi passing by me, but I didn't know anything about supermodels. But when I saw her backstage, she complimented me on my walk, and I thought she was so nice - everyone was freaking out that I didn't know who she was. "

Coco Rocha

Know

Chance

" Girls are told they're not skinny enough, or they hear, 'She's old. She's boring. We've had her. She's not tiny anymore.' A lot of people don't take into account the vulnerability of these young girls. "

" To be honest, the thing is I don't really like clothes. I mean, it is cool, but I like tech. I am a tech girl. A secret nerd - there, I said it. "

" 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. "

" I'll probably always have some black in my accessories, but it's also important to have a pop of color. "

" 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. "

" As a high-fashion model, I have long had a policy of no nudity or partial nudity in my photo shoots. "

" I think, as long as you're secure with yourself and happy with yourself, it really doesn't matter what the world around you thinks. "

" People who rooted for me and were impactful in my career knew everything about me. They knew my goals, my likes, my dislikes, what I wanted out of my career. "

" Fashion can be a very fickle lady, especially when it comes to models - fashion likes to turn on its own. "

" Whatever you do, never do the duck face - that's the worst look for any girl out there. Some girls think that pushing out their lips looks fabulous, but it doesn't. "

" I hate when people say models don't have personalities; what does that even mean? Everyone has a personality. "

" 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. "

" I don't get to keep the dresses I wear. It is not fair. "

" If you think of any past artist, there was something that they looked at that inspired them to make their most famous pieces, whether it be the 'Mona Lisa' or 'Venus Rising.' "

" 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. "

" I've always thought of modeling as a performance, so I don't mind kind of pretending. I kind of pretend in a lot of my poses that I am a ballerina or a hip-hop dancer or a grunge performer. "

" For me, anytime I see a mother truly loving her child, famous or not, it brings a smile to my face. I think most people would agree. "

Coco Rocha

Think

Mother

" When you wear something different, you have to be confident that not everyone may get it at first. "

" Having worked with many of the world's top modeling agencies for the last decade, I've seen what works and doesn't work in managing a model's career. "

" For a small population, Canada has always had a very strong and vibrant style. "

" When I started modeling, I didn't feel like I had a big sister to tell me how this industry works. "

Coco Rocha

Sister

Modeling

" My wedding dress is a piece of art that I'll treasure forever. It was designed and created by Zac Posen. I gave him only the tiniest bit of direction when he started, and the end product was more beautiful than anything I could have imagined. "