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

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" I speak five languages besides mine. I went to school in Egypt because girls weren't allowed to go to school in Saudi Arabia. It's very restricting, especially for girls; we're not allowed to go anywhere. "

" When my daughter Zulekha was born, I was at the pinnacle of my working life as a model, and I pulled myself in two trying to cope with being both a mother and a career girl. "

" I can't stand my legs, for a start, and you rarely see me in skirts. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien. "

" 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. "

" At the end of the day, my legacy will not be modelling but my cosmetics line. "

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

" I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim. "

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

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

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

" The difference between rearing a child in your 20s and one in your 50s is one of patience. "

" We never do Valentine's dinner, because everybody, they look. On Valentine's, imagine me and David going to a restaurant! Like, everybody's going to say, 'Did they talk? Did they hold hands?' Twenty years. We've been married twenty years! "

" My mother was an activist; so was my father. They came from a generation of young Somalis who were actively involved in getting independence for Somalia in 1960. "

" On a Friday night in 1983, I was in a taxi in New York riding home from dinner with friends. A drunk driver ran a red light and hit the cab, and I was thrown toward the glass partition. I tried to duck, but my face hit the glass, and the impact fractured my cheekbone, my eye socket, my collarbone and several ribs. "

" The day you settle for less is the day you will get less. "

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

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

" The truth was I felt ugly growing up. I only really started feeling comfortable in myself when I was 40. "

" 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 can enjoy what I'm engaged in and be fully present rather than planning my answers to questions while someone else is speaking or thinking about my next appointment while my current engagement is still in in progress. "

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

" Change makes you find your calling, your legacy, and God's divine plan for your life. Don't run from it. "

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

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