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" 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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" 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. "

Coco Rocha

Career

Everything

Goals

" 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 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. "

" Moms or soon-to-be-moms put a lot of pressure on themselves. "

" I would have loved to meet David Bowie. "

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

" 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. "

" Don't have just anyone run your social media. I think it's insane when brands or celebrities relegate their social media to an intern or someone who does not know them well. "

" I think it's important to wear clothing that means something to you, and so I always try to make sure I'm wearing at least one item that has a personal meaning to me. "

Coco Rocha

Try

Important

" If you're posting pictures to platforms like Instagram or Twitter, be selective about the one you post. If I'm capturing a sunset, I'll take at least 10 pictures. I'll then filter them using other apps, enhance them. Then, I really pick the best image of perhaps 30. "

" I won't work with Terry Richardson again. "

" You can teach a girl how to model, how to take a pretty picture, and how to walk, but you can't teach personality. "

" French designers are classic, chic, and traditional. "

" 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. "

" In ten years of modeling, I've trained myself to relax and be able to use my upper body. "

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

" 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. "

" Braveness, for me, is running into my basement with no socks on. There are huge spiders down there! "

" 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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Coco Rocha

You

Serious

" Something I always look for in an outfit is to have a standout piece. "

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

" Personally, even though I have a great PR team, no one except my husband and I touch any of my 10 social media accounts. It's a lot of work, but I know that my brand, my image, and my voice are authentic to me. "

" I'm kind of getting over the whole Manhattan life. I'm from Vancouver, and that means mountains and a lot of space. "

" 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. "

" I was the first model to get a blog and talk about anything in modeling. "