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" The women I gravitate to are the ones who defy convention and reinvent themselves - hence, they reinvent the world around them. "

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" I didn't start exercising until the end of my modeling career. When you're young, you eat and drink what you want and stay up all night and still look good. "

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

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" Intelligence is sexy. Don't play dumb, especially young girls. Don't play dumb. And let people see that you are intelligent. "

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" 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. "