Coco Rocha

“My besties do Victoria's Secret. I just don't do it.”

“We get all excited about collaborations. You get excited to hear that Rihanna has something, because Rihanna is a singer, and she has amazing fashion. You want to see what she would create. I don't get upset and think, 'Someone else is going to do better than me.' You're like, 'Oh, good for her.'”

“I was the first model to get a blog and talk about anything in modeling.”

“If I want a hamburger, I'm going to have one. No 21-year-old should be worrying about whether she fits a sample size.”

“We have to come into this industry so young, and you have to learn to take it as it is. I was scouted at 14, started modelling at 15, and lived in New York at 16.”

“I find it funny to look at people who are people-watching, and, don't get me wrong, I like to people-watch, too. But it's an interesting thing when people on the street just stop and ask you, 'Are you Coco? Can I take a photo of you?'”

“I was always excited by the idea of having my own company, but models are rarely serious when they venture off into something else, be it acting, singing, or starting their own business.”

“It's especially important to make sure all clients are happy. You don't want to get stuck into a corner and for people to think you now only have one look.”

“I remember working with Agyness Deyn. At the time, she was the only one who had short hair as a model. I remember being so envious of her because we would all be getting our hair pulled for two hours backstage, and she was getting a new haircut almost every other show.”

“Whenever I really get serious about something, I pull my hair back into a tight ponytail. If you see me with that, you know I mean business.”

“I think it's important to wear clothing that means something to you, and so I always try to make sure I'm wearing at least one item that has a personal meaning to me.”

“My faith is everything.”

“Oh, the dilemma of the summer music festival. On one hand, we ladies try very hard to look cute walking around those muddy fields in our cowboy boots and cut-offs. On the other hand, we want to look like we really didn't try at all and just rolled out of bed looking this way.”

“As a high-fashion model, I have long had a policy of no nudity or partial nudity in my photo shoots.”

“I'll probably always have some black in my accessories, but it's also important to have a pop of color.”

“When I started modeling, I didn't feel like I had a big sister to tell me how this industry works.”

“French designers are classic, chic, and traditional.”

“I always think that some of those moms who are rocking cool fashion looks while walking their little babies in a stroller is just the bomb. You don't have to, all of a sudden, have to transition into 'mom' outfits from the '90s just because you became a mom.”

“As a model, we come in the room, and we are casted just on our looks. I think I'm funny; I think I'm clever. But in the end, they're picking me for my cheekbones or if I'm tall enough.”

“The funny thing is that, for some reason, people think when you're pregnant, you have to start wearing maternity wear and wear flats and look Mom-ish. I don't know exactly what people expect of people who are pregnant, but there's definitely a lot of moms out there that look super fabulous all the time, and I guess that's my inspiration.”