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

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.

Once a Supermodel, always a Supermodel.

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

95% of being a success in the competitive world of fashion is just showing up on time and being there. I don't know how I knew that when I was younger. You have to stick around for people to remember you.

There's so much more purpose behind my getting up in the morning. Business is hard, really hard, but it's worth it.

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.