But you see, that's the gilded prison of fashion. We're riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely.Collection: Sad
The past explains how I got here, but the future is up to me - and I love to live life at full throttle.Collection: Future
I have a very vivid imagination.Collection: Imagination
Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present.Collection: Mom
Back in the day I was doing runway, editorial, advertising, spokesmodeling, and public appearances. Those are five different categories.
I can only speak from my own personal experience, being behind the camera and in front of it, but every magazine cover you see is completely airbrushed.
And I will never, ever respond to anybody - man, woman, vegetable, or mineral - who tells me to keep my mouth shut.
Beauty opened all the doors; it got me things I didn't even know I wanted, and things I certainly didn't deserve.
I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy.
My first job was for a blue jean company as a sitting model. I posed for 15 minutes and made $50. It was 1976.
People identify with me - everyone does - African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I'm ethnic.
The industry has died as far as modeling has gone, and I'll tell you why. Magazines are featuring the Halle Berrys and Sarah Jessica Parkers, all the actresses. Makeup companies are featuring all the celebrities. All the models have died.