"Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't give some value to friendships and it can be depressing."

"I used to be very shy. When I first started, I had to go to a casting, and I had to go in a bikini. I thought I was too skinny. But I went in and got the job! And that's how I started."

"I was in a fashion show and I had on a strapless top. When I got to the end the top was down."

"My favorite designer is Christian Lacroix, not just because his clothes are amazing and I love them, but because he's so nice. When I did his fashion show, he was the first one to arrive there and he helped everyone."

"If one day I have a daughter and my daughter wants to be a model, I would never let her!"

"You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous."

"I'm a teenager, but I'm independent - I have my own apartment, I have my own life. And I think I have learned more than any of those teenagers have in school. I learned to be responsible, leaving my family and coming here alone."

"I just think they're really insecure about themselves sometimes. I know all the girls, but we all work a lot and don't have time to hang out together. They're all really nice; I've never had a problem with any model."

"I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile."

"I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous."

"If you look around Brazil you see pregnant women everywhere. Here you don't see that as much. There the only thing they do is babies, babies, babies! Especially the poor families."

"Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong."

"I like to go to the movies or read."

"I would like just one time to be on the cover of Italian Vogue."

"I've never been to the gym. I do nothing."