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" I think being true to yourself is ultimately the best way of living. "
Coco Rocha
Think
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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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" In ten years of modeling, I've trained myself to relax and be able to use my upper body. "
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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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" I'm not fussy. "
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" 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. "
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" French designers are classic, chic, and traditional. "
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" Jean Paul Gaultier is not only immensely talented but also a genuinely sweet and kind person. "
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" I was the first model to get a blog and talk about anything in modeling. "
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" As a woman, sometimes we stress on always being of the moment, and that is a lot of pressure, especially for young girls. "
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" As a model, we come in the room, and we are casted just on our looks. I think I'm funny; I think I'm clever. But in the end, they're picking me for my cheekbones or if I'm tall enough. "
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" 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. "
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" I will definitely hook up my daughter if she decides to be a model. "
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Hook
" 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. "
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Mind
Kind
" I hate when people say, 'Well, this is unfair for the underdog.' Well, the underdog should try harder. "
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Say
" You can teach a girl how to model, how to take a pretty picture, and how to walk, but you can't teach personality. "
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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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Me
Style
" 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. "
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Me
" I'm kind of getting over the whole Manhattan life. I'm from Vancouver, and that means mountains and a lot of space. "
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Over
Kind
Life
" We have to come into this industry so young, and you have to learn to take it as it is. I was scouted at 14, started modelling at 15, and lived in New York at 16. "
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Young
You
New York
" 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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Time
New Things
Step
" Oh, the dilemma of the summer music festival. On one hand, we ladies try very hard to look cute walking around those muddy fields in our cowboy boots and cut-offs. On the other hand, we want to look like we really didn't try at all and just rolled out of bed looking this way. "
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Cute
Bed
Walking
" I don't do nudes. I don't do semi-nudes. I don't do cigarette shots. It took me a long time in the business to realize I didn't have to do everything people told me I should if I wanted a career. "
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Long
Time
People
" Whenever I really get serious about something, I pull my hair back into a tight ponytail. If you see me with that, you know I mean business. "
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Me
You
Serious
" 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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Black
Some
Important
" 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. "
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Fun
" I've always been the type that, every few months, I'm like, 'Let's change the haircut one more time.' "
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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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Confidence
Thinking
" Oftentimes, my career as a model is based around glamour or creating a fantasy world. That in itself is not a bad thing, as I think art and inspiration has its place in society. "
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Place
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" When I started modeling, I didn't feel like I had a big sister to tell me how this industry works. "
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" Braveness, for me, is running into my basement with no socks on. There are huge spiders down there! "
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