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" Whenever I really get serious about something, I pull my hair back into a tight ponytail. If you see me with that, you know I mean business. "

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" 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?' "

" I think there can no longer be such a thing as hitting a wall on a photo shoot. If I ever hear a photographer say to me, 'OK, what else?' I should retire, because that should never happen now having experienced just how much the body is capable of doing. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Moms or soon-to-be-moms put a lot of pressure on themselves. "

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

" Be current. Know and comment on current trends and news. Don't be the last one entering a conversation. "

" I think being true to yourself is ultimately the best way of living. "

" You can teach a girl how to model, how to take a pretty picture, and how to walk, but you can't teach personality. "

" For a small population, Canada has always had a very strong and vibrant style. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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'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 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. "

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

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

" 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.' "

" My faith is everything. "

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

" Having good style really just means having a decisive eye and being able to put things together in an aesthetically pleasing manner. It's not a matter of spending a lot of money and throwing it all together. "

" Fashion can be a very fickle lady, especially when it comes to models - fashion likes to turn on its own. "

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

" When I was asked to be a part of 'The Face,' I was like, 'This is exactly what I do without cameras.' I didn't find it any different than what I usually do for young girls - giving runway tips or just explaining how the whole industry works - but now you have, like, 19 cameras on you, documenting you while you scratch your nose. "

" A lot of people might think the job of a model isn't necessary anymore, but just like an actor, singer - how they make you feel a certain way - how watching a dancer gives you emotion, models can do the exact same thing to many different people. "

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