I do expose my body, but only because I think people should have something nice to look at.

Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life.

My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.

I was shooting a bikini promotion in Mahe in the Seychelles in 1980 when there was a military coup and I, along with a roomful of other people, ended up being kidnapped and held hostage at gunpoint in a windowless room with no ventilation for 36 hours.

Whether you go to Turkey or Mexico, China or Australia, find time to involve yourself with the people you're dealing with.

I'm not a beautiful person and I never have been.

People think I'm strong as hard as I look. But I've a very sensitive side and need to be loved by everyone.