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" My besties do Victoria's Secret. I just don't do it. "
Coco Rocha
Victoria's Secret
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" It's hard sometimes because people don't take a model seriously in any sense. Unless she's taking a photo, that's as good as she is. "
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" Previously, someone would interview me, and if they liked me, it'd be a great story. If they hated me, it'd be a horrible story. I had no way to say anything. Social media changed things for people who didn't have a voice. "
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" I don't get to keep the dresses I wear. It is not fair. "
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" 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. "
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" When I was asked to be a part of 'The Face,' I was like, 'This is exactly what I do without cameras.' I didn't find it any different than what I usually do for young girls - giving runway tips or just explaining how the whole industry works - but now you have, like, 19 cameras on you, documenting you while you scratch your nose. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" I've always been the kind of girl that takes every day as it comes. "
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" Models are supposed to be a muse to you. Why is a muse always the same body type, the same look? It's boring. "
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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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" 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. "
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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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" For a small population, Canada has always had a very strong and vibrant style. "
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" I think, in general, models tend to do their favorite faces or their comfortable face, but your facial expression is just so important. You don't want to have an editorial of 20 photos where it's just you giving a 'Zoolander' face. "
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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 won't work with Terry Richardson again. "
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" When you wear something different, you have to be confident that not everyone may get it at first. "
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Everyone
You
" 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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" 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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" You can definitely notice a girl who has confidence versus one who's thinking, 'How are they judging me?' "
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" Moms or soon-to-be-moms put a lot of pressure on themselves. "
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" 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. "
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" I will definitely hook up my daughter if she decides to be a model. "
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" I think balancing work and family takes constant adjustment. Its not something you can say you've accomplished and move on. "
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" 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
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Step
" 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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" 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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" 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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" I was the first model to get a blog and talk about anything in modeling. "
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