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"I don't like Paris so much, and it's only eight shows. I mean, don't tell them that, of course. But everyone always thinks they're so important. And I'm sure they are. But to me, my happiness is more important."

"I don't like Paris so much, and it's only eight shows. I mean, don't tell them that, of course. But everyone always thinks they're so important. And I'm sure they are. But to me, my happiness is more important."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Happiness, Paris

60

"Because I've been on the receiving end of infidelity, I know how much it hurts."

"Because I've been on the receiving end of infidelity, I know how much it hurts."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

End, Infidelity

48

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

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

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

47

"Some people have active imaginations, but they don't know me and they're wrong if they think they do."

"Some people have active imaginations, but they don't know me and they're wrong if they think they do."

Yamila Diaz, Argentinian Model

People, Wrong, Argentine

47

"But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter."

"But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Peace, Serenity, Want

46

"Whenever I'm free, I spend time with people I love, people that inspire me in many different ways."

"Whenever I'm free, I spend time with people I love, people that inspire me in many different ways."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

Time, Love, People

46

"A women needs to be a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom."

"A women needs to be a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom."

Jerry Hall, American Model

Woman, Women, Kitchen, Needs

45

"I don't have my name on anything that I don't really do."

"I don't have my name on anything that I don't really do."

Heidi Klum, German Model

43

"It is a sexy country. We are very free with our bodies."

"It is a sexy country. We are very free with our bodies."

Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian Model

40

"Kate is going to come back, she is going to be super-strong again. Everybody is going to want her again because she is that kind of person. She is very professional and beautiful and she is going to be around forever."

"Kate is going to come back, she is going to be super-strong again. Everybody is going to want her again because she is that kind of person. She is very professional and beautiful and she is going to be around forever."

Helena Christensen, Danish Model

39

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

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

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

37

"People's view of exotic or Asian women are changing. It's much nicer to hear 'She's pretty' than 'She's pretty - for an Asian woman.'"

"People's view of exotic or Asian women are changing. It's much nicer to hear 'She's pretty' than 'She's pretty - for an Asian woman.'"

Sung Hi Lee, Korean Model

Woman, Women, People, Pretty

36

"Go learn the language. Go take some acting lessons. Start from zero like everybody else."

"Go learn the language. Go take some acting lessons. Start from zero like everybody else."

Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican Model

Acting, Language

36

"If I have a choice between putting my kids to bed and going to a party, I'll put my kids to bed. If I have a choice of going to a restaurant or having friends round, I'll have friends round. Every time."

"If I have a choice between putting my kids to bed and going to a party, I'll put my kids to bed. If I have a choice of going to a restaurant or having friends round, I'll have friends round. Every time."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Time, Bed, Choice, Friends

35

"Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy."

"Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy."

Grace Jones, Jamaican Model

Art, People, Fantasy, Illusion

35

"New York doesn't care who you are or where you came from."

"New York doesn't care who you are or where you came from."

Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican Model

34

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

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

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

33

"If you're asking if my breasts are natural, yes, this is how I've looked since I was 13 years old."

"If you're asking if my breasts are natural, yes, this is how I've looked since I was 13 years old."

Sofia Vergara, Colombian Model

33

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

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

Paulina Porizkova, Czechoslovakian Model

31

"I have a figure, and there aren't many girls out there right now who have that."

"I have a figure, and there aren't many girls out there right now who have that."

Carmen Kass, Estonian Model

Girls, Now, Right

30

"Americans are shy about the body. I have to remember that when I go there."

"Americans are shy about the body. I have to remember that when I go there."

Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian Model

American, Americans, Body

29

"Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present."

"Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present."

Petra Nemcova, Czechoslovakian Model

Future, Past, Present

29

"The beauty comes with the balance. Everyone should find his own balance in his personal as well as his professional life. Once you do so, you will feel and look beautiful."

"The beauty comes with the balance. Everyone should find his own balance in his personal as well as his professional life. Once you do so, you will feel and look beautiful."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

Beauty, Life, Balance, Will

28

"I wish I had more hair on my head. Maybe if I sprinkled fertilizer on it, it would grow."

"I wish I had more hair on my head. Maybe if I sprinkled fertilizer on it, it would grow."

Kylie Bax, New Zealander Model

28

"I thought it would be easy. I thought it'd take me one year to be Salma Hayek."

"I thought it would be easy. I thought it'd take me one year to be Salma Hayek."

Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican Model

28

"I love what I do. When a month goes by and I'm not working, I'm miserable."

"I love what I do. When a month goes by and I'm not working, I'm miserable."

Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican Model

28

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

Men, Beauty, Women

27

"If I'm going away for longer than a week I take a suitcase and check it in but I'm good at packing light and quick - years of modelling, travelling and living out of a suitcase has trained me well."

"If I'm going away for longer than a week I take a suitcase and check it in but I'm good at packing light and quick - years of modelling, travelling and living out of a suitcase has trained me well."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Light, Living, Quick, Years

27

"Use, don't abuse."

"Use, don't abuse."

Grace Jones, Jamaican Model

26

"Americans love our shoes and us Brits love that we can always pick up a bargain when in the US."

"Americans love our shoes and us Brits love that we can always pick up a bargain when in the US."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Love, Americans, Bargain

26

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

25

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

Friendship, Friends

25

"Obviously, I've seen what the press has done to my cousins. I would never let that rule my life, but I'm not the kind of person to rebel or do things. I don't know. I don't let the potential for bad press dictate who I am, but I keep that in mind. How can you not?"

"Obviously, I've seen what the press has done to my cousins. I would never let that rule my life, but I'm not the kind of person to rebel or do things. I don't know. I don't let the potential for bad press dictate who I am, but I keep that in mind. How can you not?"

Lauren Bush, American Model

Life, Mind, Potential, Press

25

"When you are modelling, you are creating a picture, a still life, perhaps something like a silent film. You convey emotion but you are only using your body."

"When you are modelling, you are creating a picture, a still life, perhaps something like a silent film. You convey emotion but you are only using your body."

Helena Christensen, Danish Model

Life, Body, Emotion, Film

22

"I don't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day."

"I don't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day."

Linda Evangelista, Canadian Model

21

"Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining."

"Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining."

Grace Jones, Jamaican Model

Complaint, Complaining, Consequences, Decisions

21

"Forget all the bars and schmoozing and everybody checking out everybody else. My ideal date would be to park in a dark place, check out the stars, and have a great conversation. When all else fails, you can just make out."

"Forget all the bars and schmoozing and everybody checking out everybody else. My ideal date would be to park in a dark place, check out the stars, and have a great conversation. When all else fails, you can just make out."

Brooke Burke, American Model

Conversation, Forget, Stars

21

"This was all very new to me and I did not want to ruin his film! So we worked hard on that basis of confidence that is needed to collaborate comfortably."

"This was all very new to me and I did not want to ruin his film! So we worked hard on that basis of confidence that is needed to collaborate comfortably."

Helena Christensen, Danish Model

Confidence, Ruin, Want

20

"After Versace was murdered, the first person to call me was Mandela."

"After Versace was murdered, the first person to call me was Mandela."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

20

"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 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."

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

19

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

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

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

17

"My family gave me values that have sustained me through situations that would challenge any person. My personal relationship with the Lord inspires me in all I do."

"My family gave me values that have sustained me through situations that would challenge any person. My personal relationship with the Lord inspires me in all I do."

Kathy Ireland, American Model

Family, Values, Challenge

17

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

16

"The image is where you have dinner at night, who you're seeing. It's what car you drive and how you dress. People in the industry sell that, and it creates a dream. There's nothing else."

"The image is where you have dinner at night, who you're seeing. It's what car you drive and how you dress. People in the industry sell that, and it creates a dream. There's nothing else."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Car, People, Dream, Dress

16

"I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn't ashamed of being tall. But I don't wear them any more because you don't have to wear heels to be beautiful. I can't even remember the last time I wore heels."

"I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn't ashamed of being tall. But I don't wear them any more because you don't have to wear heels to be beautiful. I can't even remember the last time I wore heels."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

Time, People, Being

15

"I am a control freak. I want to do what I want to do."

"I am a control freak. I want to do what I want to do."

Kiana Tom, American Model

15

"Then, in 2000, John Reid, Elton John's former manager, asked me to audition for the stage version of The Graduate he was producing. So I worked on it, got the part, and after three weeks' rehearsal I was on stage!"

"Then, in 2000, John Reid, Elton John's former manager, asked me to audition for the stage version of The Graduate he was producing. So I worked on it, got the part, and after three weeks' rehearsal I was on stage!"

Jerry Hall, American Model

Management, Manager

14

"Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs."

"Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Belief, Beliefs, Spiritual, Yoga

14

"I love England though; I've been back a few times and just love it. My favorite thing to do there is going to museums and all the castles. Oh, and my husband and I went mountain biking across England on our honeymoon!"

"I love England though; I've been back a few times and just love it. My favorite thing to do there is going to museums and all the castles. Oh, and my husband and I went mountain biking across England on our honeymoon!"

Catherine Bell, British Model

Love, HusbBiking, EnglFavorite, Museums

13

"It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great."

"It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

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