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" Usually, a model gets two to three seasons, or a year and a half, and that's it - you're done. For me, it will be 10 years. "
Coco Rocha
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" You can definitely notice a girl who has confidence versus one who's thinking, 'How are they judging me?' "
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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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" When someone tells me that I'm not real, I say to them, 'Well, what about me isn't real?' I have not changed my figure. This is who I am. "
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" 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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" Jean Paul Gaultier is not only immensely talented but also a genuinely sweet and kind person. "
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" I love modeling, and I want other girls to enjoy the experience. "
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" I will definitely hook up my daughter if she decides to be a model. "
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" My faith is everything. "
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" Braveness, for me, is running into my basement with no socks on. There are huge spiders down there! "
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" Be current. Know and comment on current trends and news. Don't be the last one entering a conversation. "
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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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" 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.' "
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" I'll probably always have some black in my accessories, but it's also important to have a pop of color. "
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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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" If it weren't for my Irish dancing, I wouldn't be modeling. "
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" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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" As a woman, sometimes we stress on always being of the moment, and that is a lot of pressure, especially for young girls. "
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