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"I was coming back from Tel Aviv recently, and we had forty minutes of bumps. I got so scared I grabbed a paper and pen and put them in my pocket, just in case we crashed and I needed to write a letter from wherever we landed."

"I was coming back from Tel Aviv recently, and we had forty minutes of bumps. I got so scared I grabbed a paper and pen and put them in my pocket, just in case we crashed and I needed to write a letter from wherever we landed."

Daniela Pestova, Czechoslovakian Model

7

"Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us."

"Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Being, Compassion, Generosity, World

7

"I'm working on just finding a boyfriend right now."

"I'm working on just finding a boyfriend right now."

Kylie Bax, New Zealander Model

Boyfriend, Now, Right

7

"Not that I believe you can have it all: I believe you can have it all, just not at the same time."

"Not that I believe you can have it all: I believe you can have it all, just not at the same time."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

7

"Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal."

"Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

Work, Goal, Winning

7

"Orlando's a really cool guy. They hired him for "Lord of the Rings" out of drama school. He's very new at this still and doesn't have a lot of experience. So we were in this together and we've tried to help each other out. We felt very equal which was good."

"Orlando's a really cool guy. They hired him for "Lord of the Rings" out of drama school. He's very new at this still and doesn't have a lot of experience. So we were in this together and we've tried to help each other out. We felt very equal which was good."

Diane Kruger, German Model

Experience, Drama, Help, School

7

"Vickie Lynn Hogan is my birth certificate's name."

"Vickie Lynn Hogan is my birth certificate's name."

Anna Nicole Smith, American Model

7

"For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar."

"For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar."

Daniela Pestova, Czechoslovakian Model

7

"Music is another great pleasure of life. I like all sorts."

"Music is another great pleasure of life. I like all sorts."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

Music, Life, Pleasure

7

"But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It's not fair, and I wish it would change."

"But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It's not fair, and I wish it would change."

Claudia Schiffer, German Model

Change, Policy, Girls, Right

7

"But quite honestly, personally, I was much more concerned - I mean, there's not much I can do about my appearance obviously other than spending four hours in hair and makeup."

"But quite honestly, personally, I was much more concerned - I mean, there's not much I can do about my appearance obviously other than spending four hours in hair and makeup."

Diane Kruger, German Model

Appearance, Hair, Makeup

7

"I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds."

"I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

7

"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

7

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

7

"People say that I'm always late, but that's a myth."

"People say that I'm always late, but that's a myth."

Milla Jovovich, American Model

7

"I know one day I'll be considered too old."

"I know one day I'll be considered too old."

Claudia Schiffer, German Model

7

"That was kind of scary. You got the sense as a little kid that you might be at risk now, and then you're like, 'Why are we at risk? It's because my grandfather is in charge of all of this.' You can't really realize the magnitude of a job like that when you are eight."

"That was kind of scary. You got the sense as a little kid that you might be at risk now, and then you're like, 'Why are we at risk? It's because my grandfather is in charge of all of this.' You can't really realize the magnitude of a job like that when you are eight."

Lauren Bush, American Model

Job, Now, Risk, Sense

7

"The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job."

"The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job."

Carre Otis, American Model

Dress, Job, Pressure

7

"Money is like hormones. It's just how you feel on any given day."

"Money is like hormones. It's just how you feel on any given day."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

6

"You should have seen me in my Catholic school girl skirt with my knees knocking together."

"You should have seen me in my Catholic school girl skirt with my knees knocking together."

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American Model

6

"For me, football always meant that we came together as a family and, in the summer we played football outside."

"For me, football always meant that we came together as a family and, in the summer we played football outside."

Claudia Schiffer, German Model

Family, Football, Summer

6

"I've been on the cover of every magazine in the world."

"I've been on the cover of every magazine in the world."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

6

"Modeling is a profession where your worth is tied up with looks."

"Modeling is a profession where your worth is tied up with looks."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Profession, Worth

6

"I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out."

"I like to browse in Cartier, Chanel and Gucci and if something special grabs my eye I splash out."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

6

"I do like to drive fast and I have gotten pulled over in the past. I use my skills to get out of tickets."

"I do like to drive fast and I have gotten pulled over in the past. I use my skills to get out of tickets."

Josie Maran, American Model

6

"My acting coach makes the impossible accessible."

"My acting coach makes the impossible accessible."

Karolina Kurkova, Czechoslovakian Model

6

"You know, I do not know, I just want to date someone who makes me happy."

"You know, I do not know, I just want to date someone who makes me happy."

Caprice Bourret, American Model

6

"No, she did not have a history of twins, and we had discussed all of this before she got pregnant. What if all three, what if two eggs, what if one - you discuss every scenario."

"No, she did not have a history of twins, and we had discussed all of this before she got pregnant. What if all three, what if two eggs, what if one - you discuss every scenario."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

6

"I really did put up all my wedding pictures on my website. And I swear to you, my wedding pictures got downloaded just as much as my bikini pictures."

"I really did put up all my wedding pictures on my website. And I swear to you, my wedding pictures got downloaded just as much as my bikini pictures."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

6

"I wanted to start with a very small role, to get my feet wet. I'm sure I'm not as good or as experienced as other actresses, but everybody has to start somewhere."

"I wanted to start with a very small role, to get my feet wet. I'm sure I'm not as good or as experienced as other actresses, but everybody has to start somewhere."

Claudia Schiffer, German Model

6

"Bill Astor knew these papers were missing. Stephen showed his hand in October."

"Bill Astor knew these papers were missing. Stephen showed his hand in October."

Christine Keeler, English Model

6

"It's going to seem idiotic to say this, but I think that at a given moment we all need a place to ourselves where we can refuge ourselves and cut ourselves off from the world."

"It's going to seem idiotic to say this, but I think that at a given moment we all need a place to ourselves where we can refuge ourselves and cut ourselves off from the world."

Milla Jovovich, American Model

6

"I didn't figure out the makeup or cute hair or clothes until oh, maybe my junior year of high school."

"I didn't figure out the makeup or cute hair or clothes until oh, maybe my junior year of high school."

Catherine Bell, British Model

Clothes, Cute, Hair, Makeup

6

"There's a side of me that dislikes feminism. I think we surrendered something and women were unable to reveal any kind of vulnerability."

"There's a side of me that dislikes feminism. I think we surrendered something and women were unable to reveal any kind of vulnerability."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

Woman, Women, Feminism, Vulnerability

6

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

6

"You don't even want to look in the mirror after you've had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar-Pei."

"You don't even want to look in the mirror after you've had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar-Pei."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

6

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

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

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

6

"I don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people."

"I don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

6

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

6

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

Love, Care, Queen

6

"I'm a workaholic. I've been doing my job for a long time."

"I'm a workaholic. I've been doing my job for a long time."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

6

"There's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just a character who is doing all this."

"There's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just a character who is doing all this."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

6

"I am spoiled, it's true. I don't even know how to use that thing in the kitchen with the burners."

"I am spoiled, it's true. I don't even know how to use that thing in the kitchen with the burners."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

6

"It's not what my job is about. I'm not out to make a political statement. I want to stand for something, but more by example."

"It's not what my job is about. I'm not out to make a political statement. I want to stand for something, but more by example."

Lauren Bush, American Model

Example, Job, Want

6

"My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian."

"My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian."

Paulina Porizkova, Czechoslovakian Model

6

"I feel more comfortable with my clothes off than on!"

"I feel more comfortable with my clothes off than on!"

Shalom Harlow, Canadian Model

6

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

6

"The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become."

"The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

Trust, Intuition

6

"A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion."

"A lot of people have questioned how yoga and their own spiritual beliefs can come together. Yoga actually pre-dates religion."

Christy Turlington, American Model

Religion, People, Beliefs, Spiritual

6

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

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

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

Home, Time, Boyfriend, Country

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