Chanel Iman

“My goal is to be a household name, and when I do that, I want to help other girls become models, and maybe even launch a fashion line with my mom, like Beyonce did with her mother. My mom has such a good eye, and it's always been a dream of hers.”

“Accept yourself, love yourself.”

“I am comfortable with my body and embrace who I am. I love to work it.”

“When I was a little girl, I lived for modeling and fashion - I used to love, love, love modeling.”

“Music is everything to me. I wake up and go to bed with it. I listen to all genres, depending on my mood.”

“Let me say this: I think men are a full-time job, and I'm young and I already have one job. I'm just focused on my career.”

“I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There's not much more to ask for but I'm still looking forward to one day working with photographers Mert and Marcus, Tim Walker and Nick Knight.”

“I want to do television, film, music and designing. I want to do it all!”

“Don't be afraid to express yourself through fashion!”

“I'm my own person, and I want people to know me for who I am.”

“The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.”

“I don't want to be known as the black model. I want to be recognized as Chanel Iman, a personality.”

“Five years from now I see myself still working hard to get where I want to be, because I think big.”

“It takes time to be who you really want to be. It doesn't happen overnight.”

“You learn to be comfortable in your own skin, and your body changes throughout life, so you can't sweat the small stuff.”

“I always take my time when picking out outfits at home, but I will say I can change pretty quick when I'm in a hurry.”

“A good night's sleep is always the best way to wake up and go to work.”

“I'm really focused when I'm working out, so I don't really listen to music. I like to listen to music after, because it's like, 'Yeah! I finished! Let's party!'”

“No babies for me until I'm in my 30s! I'm focused on my career right now. I can't even take care of my dog.”

“We always had 'Vogue' in our house. But, when I was around 12, my Mom finally took me seriously about modeling and put a stack of magazines in front of me, then told me to study all the poses. The ones I loved the most were in 'Vogue.'”