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" You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise. "

Iman

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

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" There are some people who have helped to advance me and other girls, but the fashion industry is always behind popular culture. They think they understand the zeitgeist. They don't know anything about the zeitgeist. "

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" I wanted a bronzer so I could look like I just came from Ibiza everyday. "

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" I started the cosmetics in 1994 after I stopped modeling, out of my frustration as a woman of color not finding what I needed. "