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" I'm kind of getting over the whole Manhattan life. I'm from Vancouver, and that means mountains and a lot of space. "
Coco Rocha
Over
Kind
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" I hate when people say models don't have personalities; what does that even mean? Everyone has a personality. "
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" 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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" A little personal trick: apply brown eyeliner throughout the day and then just add a little black over the top for a night look. "
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" 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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" Jean Paul Gaultier is not only immensely talented but also a genuinely sweet and kind person. "
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" You always wonder when you get pregnant what projects and opportunities will come in or come knocking. "
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" 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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" Nowadays, we have to break the molds to what it means to be a model in 2016. "
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" One of my favorite poses was when working with Steven Meisel. It was one of my first photo shoots with him, and we were trying to get the cover of Italian 'Vogue.' Then, I literally took my Balenciaga hat, pulled it down, and gave a rolling-eye, 'ugh' face, crossed legs on the floor. And lo and behold, that was the cover of Italian 'Vogue.' "
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" I was the first model to get a blog and talk about anything in modeling. "
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" Weirdly enough, in my 14 years of modeling, I've only worn a blonde wig three times. I have no idea why I've never been given the option to really try blonde as a model. But here I am doing it on my own. "
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" I won't work with Terry Richardson again. "
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" I think there can no longer be such a thing as hitting a wall on a photo shoot. If I ever hear a photographer say to me, 'OK, what else?' I should retire, because that should never happen now having experienced just how much the body is capable of doing. "
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" French designers are classic, chic, and traditional. "
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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
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" I didn't know anything about fashion. You would see me in the biggest sweater with jeans or the tightest elastic pants. Not nice clothes. My mom took me a lot to consignment stores when I was younger, and I never really got to go to fancy high-class stores, so... vintage was like a step up. "
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Vintage
Clothes
Step
" Moms or soon-to-be-moms put a lot of pressure on themselves. "
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Lot
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" I was once dressed as a mermaid for a Jean Paul Gaultier show. My legs were bound into a fish tail, so I had to come down the runway on crutches. Halfway down, I was supposed to unzip the fish tail to reveal my legs, but the zipper broke, so I ended up stabbing my fake nail through the fabric of the zipper and ripping my way out. "
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Way
Legs
Down
" 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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People
" At the beginning of my career, I was nervous to talk. I was just a very young girl. You don't want to upset anyone or frustrate anyone - you just want to work. "
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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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" Something I always look for in an outfit is to have a standout piece. "
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" Everyone always remembers my dancing. "
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" I love Africa, especially Botswana. I could see myself retiring to a little tree house there one day. "
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" Fashion can be a very fickle lady, especially when it comes to models - fashion likes to turn on its own. "
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" When I started, I knew nothing about fashion. I remember, my first day going to my agency, I was wearing these huge bell-bottoms - they were patchwork corduroy and denim, which, at the time, I thought were amazing. My agent told me, 'You have a casting with Prada - you have to burn those jeans.' "
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Thought
Time
" My mom's half-Irish, and my dad's half-Irish. We don't know much about my mom's side, but my dad's mom came from Belfast and married my grandfather, who was from Wales. "
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Who
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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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" Braveness, for me, is running into my basement with no socks on. There are huge spiders down there! "
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