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" Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others. Wigs, killer heels, Pilates, even fillers - whatever works for you, honey. "

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" There is a lot of noise out there. I don't want to follow the trend - I want to create the trend. "

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

" Bowie is just a persona. He's a singer, an entertainer. David Jones is a man I met. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" One afternoon, on my way to the campus - I was majoring in political science at Nairobi University - a photographer by the name of Peter Beard stopped me in the street and asked me if I'd ever been photographed. "

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

" I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep. "

" I vowed to myself when I got married that I would cook every night. I find it very therapeutic. "

" I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans. "

" 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. "

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

" There are some people who have helped to advance me and other girls, but the fashion industry is always behind popular culture. They think they understand the zeitgeist. They don't know anything about the zeitgeist. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Beauty is being comfortable and confident in your own skin. "

" You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise. "

" 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. "

" On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession. "

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

" People talk about the miracle of birth. No. There's the miracle of conception. I did IVF, but nothing happened. So I began to think of adoption, and then I got pregnant. It was definitely a miracle. "

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

" I beg you, don't use the verb, 'discover', I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn't exist before? "

" 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. "

" 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 love eating meat. I really only like chicken and fish. "