The
Wisdom Of
Supermodels
Author
Unknown
ON COURAGE:
"They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, 'Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind.'"
-Cindy Crawford
ON POVERTY:
"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."
-Beverly Johnson
ON FATE:
"I wish my butt did not go sideways but I guess I have to face that."
-Christie Brinkley
ON ARRIVING
"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."
-Kathy Ireland, star of 'Alien From L.A.' and 'Danger Island'
ON PRIORITIES:
"I would rather exercise than read a newspaper."
-Kim Alexis
ON TRAVEL:
"I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care."
-Tyra Banks
ON BREAKTHROUGHS:
"Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling."
-Gabrielle Reece
ON TRAGEDY:
"The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles but I had on thick tights underneath."
-Naomi Campbell
ON INSTINCT:
"If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers."
-Carol Alt
ON ECONOMICS:
"I don't even wake up for less than $10,000 a day."
-Linda Evangelista
ON MOTIVATION:
"It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that I had to and I would."
-Kate Moss