My dean gave me permission to model during my work semester, even though I was in the Criminal Justice Department. I don't know whether I'd ever have become a model if he hadn't let me do that.

I tried acting and all of the arts, I even put out a record album, but what I like the most is business.

Heartbreak taught me that you can rise from the ashes and get over anything.

Most Americans think of hunger as a problem affecting only places like India, Africa or South America. But it is a tragic reality that our country has millions of children who are suffering from lack of food. We must all work together to save our country from this problem.

My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'

I was supposedly living this glamorous life, but I was crippled by the idea of growing old and where do I go next? The whole age thing—in our industry, it's everything.

I don't like to cook, but I like to eat popcorn with butter and salt.

I’m elated. I guess it’s better late than never. Welcome to the 21st century. It’s fantastic. I love Dior, and Rihanna is very much one of my style icons. I’m happy they got there in the end. I adore her style. She loves fashion, she’s unafraid. She uses her imagination, which is something we should all strive to do.

Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom.

There's not a hair extension or a makeup artist that can make me feel the way I feel when i give back

Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery

Human hair takes much more attention, as far as holding the style. You have to comb it, straighten it out, and wash and dry it.

My daughter has fulfilled all of my dreams, because she has a BA and MBA in business. She's both a financial analyst and a plus-size model. She has the best of both worlds because, in modeling, you have to have something to fall back on.