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"Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got out of control for me. It's like being an alcoholic and going and being a bartender."

"Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got out of control for me. It's like being an alcoholic and going and being a bartender."

Carre Otis, American Model

Control, Being, Disease

9

"Four months is a lot of living with that little life in you-thinking about it, eating right for it, nurturing it and all of a sudden, it dies."

"Four months is a lot of living with that little life in you-thinking about it, eating right for it, nurturing it and all of a sudden, it dies."

Christie Brinkley, American Model

Life, Eating, Living, Months

9

"I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth."

"I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth."

Tatjana Patitz, German Model

Psychology, Self, Sun

9

"I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff."

"I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff."

Catherine Bell, British Model

9

"What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself."

"What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself."

Kate Moss, English Model

9

"Coming from a barely clothed childhood as a swimmer makes me really comfortable with my body."

"Coming from a barely clothed childhood as a swimmer makes me really comfortable with my body."

Estella Warren, Canadian Model

Body, Childhood

9

"In 1974, the modeling world changed. Jerry Ford and my lawyer negotiated the deal for the first exclusive contract in modeling history."

"In 1974, the modeling world changed. Jerry Ford and my lawyer negotiated the deal for the first exclusive contract in modeling history."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

History, First, World

9

"They are very healthy. Yes, they were sucking and breathing on their own and everything when they came out. So there was no need to stay in the hospital. So we took them home the next day."

"They are very healthy. Yes, they were sucking and breathing on their own and everything when they came out. So there was no need to stay in the hospital. So we took them home the next day."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

9

"I think it affected me physically and emotionally, yes. I did have my ups and downs, but I actually had more ups and downs after the shots were finished and she was pregnant because of the reality of being pregnant with twins."

"I think it affected me physically and emotionally, yes. I did have my ups and downs, but I actually had more ups and downs after the shots were finished and she was pregnant because of the reality of being pregnant with twins."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Being, Reality, Twins

9

"Well, I guess, but I just feel so strong. Actually, it was probably when I was 50 that we were trying to - to get pregnant, and I thought that I could do it then."

"Well, I guess, but I just feel so strong. Actually, it was probably when I was 50 that we were trying to - to get pregnant, and I thought that I could do it then."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Thought, Trying

9

"They both go together; you can't be in front of the camera hosting a fitness television show in front of 75 million households and not have trained 6 days per week year round - in a bikini no less."

"They both go together; you can't be in front of the camera hosting a fitness television show in front of 75 million households and not have trained 6 days per week year round - in a bikini no less."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Fitness, Television

9

"My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet."

"My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet."

Tyra Banks, American Model

Mom, Feet, Waiting

9

"I look at my first appointment book from 1965 and I get dizzy. I was constantly in a phone booth calling photographers."

"I look at my first appointment book from 1965 and I get dizzy. I was constantly in a phone booth calling photographers."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

9

"If I don't tell it all now, the story in the history books will always be imperfect and that would be wrong."

"If I don't tell it all now, the story in the history books will always be imperfect and that would be wrong."

Christine Keeler, English Model

History, Books, Now, Will

9

"I like to walk around my apartment naked. I like sitting around in the nude watching sports, actually."

"I like to walk around my apartment naked. I like sitting around in the nude watching sports, actually."

Kylie Bax, New Zealander Model

9

"I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling."

"I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

America, Holiday

9

"Hey, we all have our fear. Mine is bugs and lobsters!"

"Hey, we all have our fear. Mine is bugs and lobsters!"

Brooke Burke, American Model

9

"I started going back and forth, New York, London, New York, London. I wasn't looking back at all. I was doing tons of jobs. Working, working, working, working."

"I started going back and forth, New York, London, New York, London. I wasn't looking back at all. I was doing tons of jobs. Working, working, working, working."

Kate Moss, English Model

Job, Jobs, London

9

"Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That's what makes me feel good."

"Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That's what makes me feel good."

Laetitia Casta, French Model

9

"Action scenes get me so excited, and my adrenaline starts pumping."

"Action scenes get me so excited, and my adrenaline starts pumping."

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American Model

9

"People in the fashion industry have used the press a lot more than people in the film industry, because you have nothing to sell except for the image: The image is everything."

"People in the fashion industry have used the press a lot more than people in the film industry, because you have nothing to sell except for the image: The image is everything."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

People, Fashion, Film, Nothing

9

"People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it."

"People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it."

Kate Moss, English Model

Success, People, Pretty

9

"Money doesn't buy class."

"Money doesn't buy class."

Kiana Tom, American Model

9

"Marrying into money was not a good thing for me."

"Marrying into money was not a good thing for me."

Anna Nicole Smith, American Model

9

"I like to make movies I like to watch."

"I like to make movies I like to watch."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

9

"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."

"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."

Kathy Ireland, American Model

9

"Before, being a model, it was just a job, and I was making fun of it. But today, I take my career more seriously. The fact that a reader may buy an Armani item because she'd seen it on me in a magazine is very important to me. So much so that I intend to launch my own label."

"Before, being a model, it was just a job, and I was making fun of it. But today, I take my career more seriously. The fact that a reader may buy an Armani item because she'd seen it on me in a magazine is very important to me. So much so that I intend to launch my own label."

Milla Jovovich, American Model

Being, Career, Fact, Fun

9

"Sex is a part of love. You shouldn't go around doing it unless you are in love."

"Sex is a part of love. You shouldn't go around doing it unless you are in love."

Bettie Page, American Model

9

"From now on, I approach the cinema as a business woman. I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre."

"From now on, I approach the cinema as a business woman. I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no other actress stands out in this genre."

Milla Jovovich, American Model

Business, Movies, Action, Cinema

9

"I never kept up with the fashions. I believed in wearing what I thought looked good on me."

"I never kept up with the fashions. I believed in wearing what I thought looked good on me."

Bettie Page, American Model

8

"I love cold, rainy weather."

"I love cold, rainy weather."

Catherine Bell, British Model

8

"I was making $50 a week as a house model at Christian Dior for nine months before I learned that photographic models made $50 an hour!"

"I was making $50 a week as a house model at Christian Dior for nine months before I learned that photographic models made $50 an hour!"

Lauren Hutton, American Model

Christian, Months

8

"She's 32, and she has three children. She loves to be pregnant but she doesn't want anymore children in her life. So she decided to help another couple. And she's just been amazing."

"She's 32, and she has three children. She loves to be pregnant but she doesn't want anymore children in her life. So she decided to help another couple. And she's just been amazing."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Life, Children, Help, Want

8

"It's hard to go with a trend. As soon as it's out, everyone picks it up. It's important to stay true to yourself. Have fun with fashion instead of letting it dictate."

"It's hard to go with a trend. As soon as it's out, everyone picks it up. It's important to stay true to yourself. Have fun with fashion instead of letting it dictate."

Estella Warren, Canadian Model

8

"I'm following my dreams and doing what I love as a designer. I did not want to be one of those kids with a famous last name that doesn't do anything. That is very unfulfilling to me and I'm very happy."

"I'm following my dreams and doing what I love as a designer. I did not want to be one of those kids with a famous last name that doesn't do anything. That is very unfulfilling to me and I'm very happy."

Nicky Hilton, American Model

Dream, Dreams, Love, Famous, Kids

8

"The main prank that we play with props is for people's birthdays. The special effects people will put a little explosive in the cake so it blows up in their face - that's always fun to play on a guest star, or one of the trainees or someone who's new."

"The main prank that we play with props is for people's birthdays. The special effects people will put a little explosive in the cake so it blows up in their face - that's always fun to play on a guest star, or one of the trainees or someone who's new."

Catherine Bell, British Model

People, Fun, Guest, Play

8

"Rock 'n' roll... but I also like sporting events a lot. I love Mike Piazza."

"Rock 'n' roll... but I also like sporting events a lot. I love Mike Piazza."

Angie Everhart, American Model

8

"Basically he never went to work and didn't have a job. Of course I thought he did. I thought he was on the phone doing business deals instead of borrowing money from people."

"Basically he never went to work and didn't have a job. Of course I thought he did. I thought he was on the phone doing business deals instead of borrowing money from people."

Christie Brinkley, American Model

Business, Money, Work, Thought

8

"We tried - we tried for a year, and we tried different methods and different - and I had in vitro and it didn't work. It didn't stick. It didn't - didn't produce a baby at all."

"We tried - we tried for a year, and we tried different methods and different - and I had in vitro and it didn't work. It didn't stick. It didn't - didn't produce a baby at all."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

8

"I have always loved animals since I was very young."

"I have always loved animals since I was very young."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

8

"You do get some weirdos, but if there are any nice people out there who want to write to me pleasantly, then they'll get a pleasant reply back!"

"You do get some weirdos, but if there are any nice people out there who want to write to me pleasantly, then they'll get a pleasant reply back!"

Katie Price, english Model

8

"If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast."

"If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast."

Amber Valletta, American Model

8

"I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way."

"I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way."

Catherine Bell, British Model

Sports, Adventure

8

"Took us a great amount of strength to get them into the world, and for them to be in the world. I think that their little spirits, you know, just said, well, we're going to be there. So it makes it very special because of it."

"Took us a great amount of strength to get them into the world, and for them to be in the world. I think that their little spirits, you know, just said, well, we're going to be there. So it makes it very special because of it."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Strength, Spirits, World

8

"I wish I had Wonder Woman's magic lasso like her to make people tell the truth."

"I wish I had Wonder Woman's magic lasso like her to make people tell the truth."

Kylie Bax, New Zealander Model

Truth, People, Magic, Woman

8

"I had 30-something years' experience in modeling, which is rare."

"I had 30-something years' experience in modeling, which is rare."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

Experience, Years

8

"Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes."

"Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

Competition, Deep, Mistakes

8

"Beauty opened all the doors; it got me things I didn't even know I wanted, and things I certainly didn't deserve."

"Beauty opened all the doors; it got me things I didn't even know I wanted, and things I certainly didn't deserve."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

8

"For years I had my hair parted down the middle in a ponytail, tucked down around the sides... Well, I went and cut the bangs, and I've been wearing them ever since. They say it's my trademark."

"For years I had my hair parted down the middle in a ponytail, tucked down around the sides... Well, I went and cut the bangs, and I've been wearing them ever since. They say it's my trademark."

Bettie Page, American Model

8

"You know, there's chronological age, there's biological age, and there's psychological age. Chronological age, there's nothing you can do about, which is I'm 52. You set that number aside."

"You know, there's chronological age, there's biological age, and there's psychological age. Chronological age, there's nothing you can do about, which is I'm 52. You set that number aside."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

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