“I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don't know where it's going to lead me, but I follow it.”

Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress

Grace Jones is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. Born in 1948, she became known first through fashion, then through a career in music and film. She has 97 quotes on the site. She began modeling in New York with Wilhelmina Models, then moved to Paris, where she worked for houses including Yves St. Laurent and Kenzo and appeared on the covers of Elle and Vogue Hommes. Photographed by Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin and Hans Feurer, she became one of the most prominent Black models of the 1970s, and was recognized for an androgynous look and bold features that influenced early conversations about gender expression.