I Don't Think I Was Born Beautiful.

I'm Not Angry. And I Don't Like The Thing Of The 'angry Black Woman,' Either.

I Loved Watching So Many Of The Great Designers I've Worked With Do What They Do. That's Why I'm Still Loyal To The Designers That I've Known Since I Was 16.

I'm Very Observant And Very Instinctive. In Life, You Have To Have The Vulnerability To Accept When You Are To Blame. And I Do Have That And I Am Open Enough To Say It.

Patrick Demarchelier Was The One Who Got Me My First Vogue Cover. It Was French Vogue - I Think In ’87 Or ’88. I Think I Was The First Black Model To Be On The Cover Of French Vogue, Which Was Shocking To Me Because When I Asked Them About It, They Were Like, "oh, No. We’ve Never Had That Before."

It's A New Challenge To See How People Can Change Your Look. I Like Words Like Transformation, Reinvention, And Chameleon. Because One Word I Don't Like Is Predictable.