I've learned to surround myself with women who lift me up and leave me feeling nurtured rather than drained.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got out of control for me. It's like being an alcoholic and going and being a bartender.

I'm proud that today, at 43 years old, I've come to value the aging process and focus on inner rather than outer beauty.

In the past, I often found that when I reached out for a fast cure it led me down a slippery slope of more medications, hopeful dependence on the next prescription and ultimately a much longer drawn-out illness.

Just because you're a different size doesn't mean you're sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day long watching TV.

I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of making money other than modeling.