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" I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps. "

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" I would go to cosmetics counters and buy two or three foundations and powders, and then go home and mix them before I came up with something suitable for my undertones. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I would rather Google other people than Google myself. "

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

" Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther. "

" I didn't start exercising until the end of my modeling career. When you're young, you eat and drink what you want and stay up all night and still look good. "

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

" 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 did not want to get involved with a rock star. No way. It is not a sane thing to do. "

" 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. "

" I was a very nerdy child. I never fit in, so I became laboriously studious. "

" 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. "

" Nobody has ever said to me that I was pretty, 'til I met Peter Beard. "

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

" 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. "

" I had never seen 'Vogue.' I didn't read fashion magazines, I read 'Time' and 'Newsweek.' "

" Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien. "

" I arrive in New York on October 15, 1975. On my own, by the way. "

" Modeling gave me so many experiences, like traveling and being exposed to global cultures, but the most valuable lesson has been working with designers who truly are visionaries in their field. "

" I was born in Somalia, which is in East Africa. My parents started with nothing: poor, poor, poor. They eloped, which was unheard of in my country, when my father was 17 and my mother was 14. "

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

" The people who are the most successful in life are not stopped by fear. "

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

" 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. "