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It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.

Elle Macpherson

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Elle Macpherson
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 29
Actor
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Model
Supermodel
Television Presenter
Television Producer
Killara
New South Wales
Australia
Eleanor Nancy Macpherson
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But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.
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For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America.
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The birth of my sons. The birth of new emotions...what a privilege. What a blessing.
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I'm almost 50, so I obviously don't have the same body that I had when I was 20. But I also don't have the same mindset either, when I was wracked with self-consciousness and insecurity. Now I really appreciate my maturity as a woman, my depth of spirit and soul and my understanding of who I am and what's important to me.
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I don't look at myself in the mirror. I'll flash past a mirror in the morning to check how I'm dressed, that's it.
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I don't like everybody knowing what I'm doing, unless it's related to a movie. I don't like speaking to the press. I never did.
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A few pounds show a lot on my body. But it's okay. I believe women look good with a bit of softness to them.
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You have nothing to sell except for the image: The image is everything.
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If I have a choice between putting my kids to bed and going to a party, I'll put my kids to bed. If I have a choice of going to a restaurant or having friends round, I'll have friends round. Every time.
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You check to see the facts are correct where business is concerned but if I read everything that was written about me, I'd end up feeling totally insecure about myself.
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If your wearing lingerie that makes you feel glamorous, you're halfway thereto turning heads.
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Underwear is such an emotional thing.
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I don't believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them.
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People in the fashion industry have used the press a lot more than people in the film industry, because you have nothing to sell except for the image: The image is everything.
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