Model Quotes (Part II)

"At school I got harassed so badly for being too tall, too thin, too pale - too everything that has gotten me where I am now, which is quite ironic." -Karen Elson

I love that Karen Elson's quote. It is so true. It reminded me of this Coke Tv Commercial where Uma Thurman appeared, under this slogan: "Your differences are what make you wonderful".



"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery." - Beverly Johnson, talking about poverty.

"My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'" - Beverly Johnson

"I was the world's first supermodel, and Tyra and all the other models owe me at least a Christmas card every year because I broke down the ethnic barrier to begin with." -Janice Dickinson

"I don't get out of bed for less then 10,000 a day" -Linda Evangelista

"Now I get out of bed for a much better reason. I'm part of a team that raises millions of dollars and raises awareness of HIV and Aids all over the world." -Linda Evangelista

"I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out. I work very hard, and I am worth every cent." -Naomi Campbell

"The people with the best style for me are the people that are the poorest. Like, when I go down to Venice beach and I see the homeless, like, I'm like, 'Oh my God, they're pulling out, like, crazy looks and they, like, pulled out of like garbage cans.'" Erin Wasson

"You can't be a model at age 60, but you certainly can be an actress." -Eva Herzigova

"When I model I pretty much go blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work." -Paulina Porizkova

"I felt that was huge prejudice. That was a black girl at the time, Beverly Johnson, and they made her feel like she was in competition with me." -Iman on racism

"You know they're like Superheros." -Tyson Beckford on the supermodel era

"I have done it. I have everything I want. I have made enough money to secure my family and that is all I care about." -Natalia Vodianova

"All my doctors said I should become a model." -Niki Taylor (this one is the best one!! hahah)

"It's harder than you think it is ... It's a lot of long hours, a lot of traveling and a lot of being away from your friends and family." Heather Marks

"I never really cared about what I looked like." -Gemma Ward

"It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren't, then I'd be a teacher. -Linda Evangelista

"I got tired of feeling like Dracula. I wanted to see some daylight, and not just at six o'clock in the morning." -Kate Moss

"Mick Jagger and I just really liked each other a lot. We talked all night. We had the same views on nuclear disarmament." — Jerry Hall

"Richard doesn't really like me to kill bugs, but sometimes I can't help it." — Cindy Crawford

"I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought." — Christie Brinkley

"It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout." — Cheryl Tiegs

"The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles — but I had on thick tights underneath." — Naomi Campbell

"Now every model wants to be an actress"-Christy Turlington

Claudia Schiffer
"I've looked in the mirror every day for 20 years. It's the same face."

“The difference between the girls today and models of the past is that we are not only interested in fashion: we are going in so many different directions at once. We work harder -- at night and on weekends. [On the modeling profession].”

"When I was little, I hated having my photo taken. If I was asked to smile on demand I just wanted to disappear."

"It's something I decided from the very beginning I would never do - nudity."

“I actually don't meet very many men because they are, I guess, afraid to approach me or think that I'm from another planet.”

Also read Model Quotes (Part I)