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“When I'm nervous, I can't eat or sleep.”
“My whole life is controversy. What can I do? I'm like Britney Spears!”
“I want to see creativity that breaks boundaries and isn't just about money.”
“Society doesn't tell you that you can be trans.”
“Ever since Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election, I've been trying to expand my scope to understand the thought processes of people who don't see the world, or humanity, as I do.”
“Gender dysphoria is never an easy thing to live with, mainly because people don't understand it.”
“As a kid, you get to the stage where you realise the gender barriers that exist in society and what you're supposed to do and not supposed to do.”
“I feel that for a lot of my career, I had success, I was adored, but I was also this alien creature. I want to show that I have the skill like any other female model, and I'm asking for the same equal treatment and equal respect as any other female model.”
“If I wasn't modeling, I'd be studying economics or international politics.”
“Stepping outside of my personal bubble, or that of fashion or beauty, is pretty important to me.”
“I thought about being gay, but it didn't fit.”
“My first passion is politics.”
“My mum would say sometimes, 'Do you think you might be gay?' But it wasn't that. When I imagined myself in a romantic setting, it was heterosexual, but I was just always a girl.”
“When I'm sitting in a casting room in Paris, I'm not the thinnest model. Sometimes I'm not the most flat-chested, either.”
“I usually go with the 'less is more' approach.”
“People would be surprised by me if they knew I was humble.”
“Makeup is a very delicate thing for me - I've got sort of defined features, so I don't like to do too much contour, as it can be a bit severe.”
“All human beings deserve equal treatment, no matter their gender identity or sexuality.”
“I wasn't always confident; it took me awhile to kind of assume my role in fashion and feel attractive and be able to walk into a room.”
“Mum's very proud. She finds every picture of me and has them on every wall.”