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" I tell all my younger friends, 'Don't be afraid of change. That is when you truly see what your destiny is.' "

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Life Is Too Short

" That is something that my mother instilled in me at a very young age - to know my self-worth. And I have had times again and again in the fashion industry where all of that was tested and I rose to the occasion because I was told that I am worthy and I should be able to walk away from something that is not worthy of me. "

" The difference between rearing a child in your 20s and one in your 50s is one of patience. "

" We all want what every girl wants: to look fabulous while we're out there ruling the world. "

" I'm always criticised by other Somalis and Muslims for what I'm doing as a model and married to a white man and all that. "

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

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

" People get numbed when they see picture after picture, year in and year out, of people starving. "

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

" 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. "

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

" When I started modeling, they tried to pay black models less than they paid Caucasian models. I turned down those jobs because I knew what I was worth. "

" The day you settle for less is the day you will get less. "

" I was admittedly comfortable with Iman Cosmetics being identified as a beauty brand that filled the gap for black women because it was deeply personal for me. "

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

" I can't stand my legs, for a start, and you rarely see me in skirts. "

" I'm against a signature look, as that can be very outdating. But having said that, I also know my best qualities, so I'm not going to foolhardily give away my power. "

" People called me 'Iman the black model'. In my country, we're all black, so nobody called somebody else black. It was foreign to my ears. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't look like a white woman. I look Somali. "

" 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. "

" We are very private, so we decided from early on that we will keep the press and editors and everybody out of our house. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" The women I gravitate to are the ones who defy convention and reinvent themselves - hence, they reinvent the world around them. "