To have this opportunity, in light of my familys struggles, made me want to create something lasting and relevant.

I believe that true beauty comes from inside you and that always shows through. I have no problem with whatever the next look is, whether it's big blonde hair and blue eyes or green hair and dark eyes. That's fine so long as there isn't just one ideal image.

There are models who don't eat. That's worrisome - you need the right amount of gas to get going.

When it’s all said and done I would like to look back and think that I help to make modelling a possibility for a greater number of people. I don’t do things that I will regret in the future. I tend to err on the side of caution. Not to mention the fact that the present world I reside in would not have been possible without my past. I am most proud of being able to represent my family and community with honour and dignity.

If we don't take care of each other, who will? ... I don't want to ever say, 'I should've done something.'

You can't buy enlightenment, but you can hire a mirror so you can watch it happen.

For me, there has never been one definition of beauty. I think we all have something to offer and when beauty shines from within, there can be no denying it