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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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" To be honest, the thing is I don't really like clothes. I mean, it is cool, but I like tech. I am a tech girl. A secret nerd - there, I said it. "

Coco Rocha

Girl

Said

I Am

" 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. "

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

" As a high-fashion model, I have long had a policy of no nudity or partial nudity in my photo shoots. "

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

" 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. "

Coco Rocha

People

Style

" As a woman, sometimes we stress on always being of the moment, and that is a lot of pressure, especially for young girls. "

" You always wonder when you get pregnant what projects and opportunities will come in or come knocking. "

" It's especially important to make sure all clients are happy. You don't want to get stuck into a corner and for people to think you now only have one look. "

" 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. "

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

" Girls are told they're not skinny enough, or they hear, 'She's old. She's boring. We've had her. She's not tiny anymore.' A lot of people don't take into account the vulnerability of these young girls. "

" 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 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. "

" If you think of any past artist, there was something that they looked at that inspired them to make their most famous pieces, whether it be the 'Mona Lisa' or 'Venus Rising.' "

" A little personal trick: apply brown eyeliner throughout the day and then just add a little black over the top for a night look. "

" Designers from Milan think that 'more is more,' like Cavalli and Dolce & Gabbana. "

Coco Rocha

Designers

Think

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Having worked with many of the world's top modeling agencies for the last decade, I've seen what works and doesn't work in managing a model's career. "

" When I started modeling, I didn't feel like I had a big sister to tell me how this industry works. "

Coco Rocha

Sister

Modeling

" My besties do Victoria's Secret. I just don't do it. "

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

" 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. "

" If you are a new, upcoming designer, you've got to think of new, cool ways to make the industry look at you. Don't just get stuck in a rut, show your clothes, and be like, 'You should like this.' "

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

" 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.' "

Coco Rocha

Thought

Time