"Six months later I was in Paris. I was 16, and it all started to happen."

"Because beauty isn't enough, there must be something more."

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

"But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house."

"A photo is a creation."

"I'm very serious; I don't waste my earnings."

"I'm lucky, I can sleep from takeoff until we land; so I'm fresh, rested and ready to work on arrival."

"I also love horseback riding in New Jersey."

"History is the key to everything: politics, religion, even fashion."

"I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more."

"I especially love French, Italian and Japanese cuisines."

"I play a role in front of the cameras, just like in the movies."

"Otherwise, I spend a lot of time at my boyfriend's home in the country, in New Jersey."

"My dream is to have a beautiful old house in Monaco."

"But I love fish, cheese and meat, and I eat everything, but only in small quantities if it's rich."

"We are very isolated, far from boyfriends and friends, so we have to be strong, smart and very professional."

"But for the time being, I've only learned one cake recipe and how to make scrambled eggs."

"My mother's a secretary; my father's an electrician in a mining company."

"I love photo sessions. I'm alone, I'm the queen, everyone's taking care of me."

"Actually, I don't really like being confused with my image."

"I do pottery. I love it. It's very relaxing; it takes me to another planet."

"Yes, I was really good in physics and in math."

"We're constantly buying airplane tickets; we travel on the Concorde."

"For me, it's a compliment to be compared with Marilyn, the unforgettable actress, the most beautiful one of all. But, curves aside, we have very little in common."

"Ever since I was a very little girl, I've dreamed of acting."

"I rarely do masks because, if I have any extra time, I'd rather spend it with my friends than on myself."

"I'm even embarrassed at times when my friends come upon my pictures."

"But I was very much into sports when I was a child."

"On my birthday, I was in Milan for the collections."

"Italian men do appreciate beautiful women. They're not afraid of the beauty, which is nice."