Doutzen Kroes

“In any job, you have to give up certain things, and I believe that having a good quality of life means enjoying certain things only in moderation.”

“Growing up in the north of Holland, I had a healthy and balanced diet.”

“If I really don't feel like it, I'll change my plans and choose to be with my baby. If that moment makes me happier, I think that's more important.”

“My mom and dad both would grow vegetables. So, when I delivered my baby, we went there, and she would cook a lot, and we would eat all the vegetables from their garden.”

“אני חושבת שהדבר הכי סקסי שבני האדם יכולים לשדר הוא עבודה קשה ודבקות במטרה, כשאנשים אוהבים את מה שהם עושים הם הכי מושכים. לאיך שהם נראים – ואני אומרת את זה גם על עצמי – אין ולא צריך להיות קשר לעניין.”

“אני באמת לא יודעת איך האנשים שרק צריכים לצאת לסופרמרקט ופתאום מישהו מבקש מהם חתימה מתמודדים עם זה.”

“אני לא כל כך אוהבת לקרוא על כל הדוגמניות האלו שמקטרות בעיתון ומנסות לשכנע את כל העולם כמה קשה להן. בכל עבודה יש חלקים קשים, אבל אני זוכה לטייל בעולם ולראות דברים מדהימים, ואני לא יודעת כמה עבודות מאפשרות את זה. אני נהנית לדעת מה אני צריכה לאכול ואני נהנית לשמור על המשקל והגוף שלי. זה קצת כמו להיות אתלטית, אז כשחושבים על זה, אולי פשוט הגשמתי את החלום שלי, רק בענף שונה.”

“I think the most important thing is to always clean your face and ensure your make-up comes off at night. Going to bed with make-up is just so bad for your skin.”

“I take really good care of my body.”

“I've always known that beauty is also from the inside - if you're happy, that will shine through - I've always believed that, but since I've started having a family, I became even more happy, and I think it even shows more. I've also become more successful since I've become a mother.”

“I am able to really enjoy the positive attention I receive.”

“I'm a big French fry girl. I try to avoid them, but sometimes you just need to indulge, so I go for it!”

“I wanted to become a teacher, like my mother, or a charity worker. But my mom says that when I was younger, I told her, 'People are going to know me,' so I guess I always had that idea.”

“Drink a lot of water, wear big sunglasses, and don't wear make-up on the flight.”

“Sometimes it's a struggle to keep up with my own photos, where the lighting is perfect, the makeup is done, and the images have been retouched. That's not what I see when I look in the mirror!”

“When I am with my mum, I am happiest and healthiest. She always taught me how to eat healthily. She always cooked from the garden, and it was always organic.”

“I want to work, but the balance to find between working and being a mom is challenging.”

“I've biked my whole life. We didn't have bus service when I was going to school in Holland, so I biked around 25 kilometers to school every day.”

“With kids, I have less time for things like masks - though I do try to treat myself, after they've gone to bed, to a mask or something. It's kind of funny because, as you get older, you probably need to do more in terms of beauty, but actually, you have less time to do it. But becoming a mother has made me a stronger person.”

“I feel like it's always important to curl your eyelashes. I always do when I wake up and you know you look tired, when you curl eyelashes and put mascara it makes such a huge difference, so that's the trick that I always use.”