Models today, she explained, don't understand that to be successful you have to have a personality, intelligence, and issues that you support, and Gisele embodies these qualities.

I worked for Harper’s Bazaar. They fired me. I recommend that you all get fired; it’s a great learning experience.

It's important for young women and men coming out of the fashion schools to think seriously before starting their own collections.

Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.

Tears? Are you going for a Barbara Walters moment?

I wasn't academically successful. And maybe I've spent a lot of my career trying to make up for that.

Create your own individual style. I'm not interested in the girl who walks into my office in a HEAD-to-TOE LABEL look that's straight off the runway. I'm interested in a Girl who puts herself together in an ORIGINAL INDEPENDENT Way