My doctor felt that the main contributing factor was so many years of malnutrition, especially during my formative years, even before I got into modeling.

You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.

I was in a sushi bar and it dawned on me - how could I discriminate between a cow and a fish?

I did some great work with my Calvin Klein ads on the motorcycle. It was really groundbreaking because people hadn't seen a woman actually riding a motorcycle before.

Eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a general dissatisfaction with one's life and body seems to ail too many young people.

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.

I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.