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Mostly I'm proud to be an African-American woman, but I'm glad I have a universal look as well.

Chanel Iman

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Chanel Iman
Age: 33
Born: 1990
Born: December 1
Model
Atlanta
Georgia
Chanel Iman Robinson
Proud
American
Woman
Look
Wells
African
Well
Mostly
Looks
Glad
Universal

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It usually takes an ethnic girl - I'm not saying black, I'm saying ethnic, let's make that clear - twice as long. We've gotta work extra-hard to stay in the game and stay with the girls who do well but aren't ethnic.
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I don't want to be known as the black model. I want to be recognized as Chanel Iman, a personality.
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I used to dress up as a model for Halloween, like every year.
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It takes time to be who you really want to be. It doesn't happen overnight.
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I'm just really tiny. People hate me, because I just sit. I'm eating, I'm eating, I'm eating and then I just... sit. And I don't gain a thing.
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I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There's not much more to ask for but I'm still looking forward to one day working with photographers Mert and Marcus, Tim Walker and Nick Knight.
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Five years from now I see myself still working hard to get where I want to be, because I think big.
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I'm really into natural and organic products.
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I am comfortable with my body and embrace who I am. I love to work it.
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I'm grateful to look the way I do. However, if I could change anything, I would like to be a bit bigger all over. Not much - just a bit.
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I'm really focused when I'm working out, so I don't really listen to music. I like to listen to music after, because it's like, 'Yeah! I finished! Let's party!
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The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.
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Don't be afraid to express yourself through fashion!
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I'm a Christian girl. I pray every night and before meals and before I go on stage not to fall.
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I don't get facials. The last time I got a facial was when I first started modeling when I was 15 or 16. It made my face completely break out.
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I don't like to fly. What's it called when the plane shakes? Turbulence, takeoffs... I grab my chair, close my eyes, count to 30, breathe, and pray.
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That’s my next journey - to be a great actress.
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When I know I have a huge shoot, I’ll just go into the sauna and steam out my face. Product-wise, I don’t really do much because I sometimes think products make me break out . I just use normal soap and water and moisturizer. My brows are really important to me but I’ve never plucked or waxed them. I’ll just fill them in with Anastasia brow kit.
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Music is everything to me. I wake up and go to bed with it. I listen to all genres, depending on my mood.
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A good night's sleep is always the best way to wake up and go to work.
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