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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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" So many girls second-think their pose or what they're doing. And, in turn, the photos will come out really unnatural. I say to really give the camera a performance - that, and make sure you're comfortable with how you look, and give it a good smile and a filter. "

Coco Rocha

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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. "

" 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. "

" I'm that type of person that loves change. "

" If I want a hamburger, I'm going to have one. No 21-year-old should be worrying about whether she fits a sample size. "

" 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. "

" I will definitely hook up my daughter if she decides to be a model. "

" I've always been the type that, every few months, I'm like, 'Let's change the haircut one more time.' "

Coco Rocha

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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. "

" I was always excited by the idea of having my own company, but models are rarely serious when they venture off into something else, be it acting, singing, or starting their own business. "

" I don't think it's fair for people to put fellow beings down just because they're only known for their looks. "

" Everybody knows that, in general, a basketball player needs to be tall and a fashion model needs to be skinny, but how skinny is too skinny? "

" I remember working with Agyness Deyn. At the time, she was the only one who had short hair as a model. I remember being so envious of her because we would all be getting our hair pulled for two hours backstage, and she was getting a new haircut almost every other show. "

" I love Africa, especially Botswana. I could see myself retiring to a little tree house there one day. "

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

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

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

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

" I love modeling, and I want other girls to enjoy the experience. "

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

" 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.' "

" I think balancing work and family takes constant adjustment. Its not something you can say you've accomplished and move on. "

" We get all excited about collaborations. You get excited to hear that Rihanna has something, because Rihanna is a singer, and she has amazing fashion. You want to see what she would create. I don't get upset and think, 'Someone else is going to do better than me.' You're like, 'Oh, good for her.' "

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

" My wedding dress is a piece of art that I'll treasure forever. It was designed and created by Zac Posen. I gave him only the tiniest bit of direction when he started, and the end product was more beautiful than anything I could have imagined. "

" 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. "

" I find it funny to look at people who are people-watching, and, don't get me wrong, I like to people-watch, too. But it's an interesting thing when people on the street just stop and ask you, 'Are you Coco? Can I take a photo of you?' "

Coco Rocha

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" Connecting with fans is very important to me and useful, too! It's almost as if I have my own focus group. If I put up one picture that gets 1,000 likes and one that gets 15,000 likes, it gives me a big clue as to what people like to see. "

" 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 usually don't usually go for fluffy, bohemian-chic pieces. "

Coco Rocha

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