I could never, ever have an abortion.

I have never been skinny. The thing is, I was in an industry where being athletic was not celebrated. I have friends who are supermodels, and I never had that body. I've never been asked to walk in a Versace show. I was doing the covers of the magazines while they were cruising the clothes down the runway, and then they'd bring me the clothes and I'd have to photograph them.

You are only as pretty as you are nice and smart.

We all struggle. I'm not saying any successful woman's life is without struggle. But it doesn't mean it has to be miserable.

Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.

I have a trainer, and I'm not a trainer person. I don't like the attention. I don't like the one-on-one scrutiny. But I've had to enter into a very sort of rigorous rehabilitation program to avoid surgery on my back. I've already had four surgeries on my feet and two on my knee - all from Broadway dancing injuries. On Broadway, they don't really rehab the dancers like they do in sports. It's, "The show must go on" .

My mother totally protected me as a model. She took me on every look-see, she was there on the set if I wanted her to be.