I am a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother. I am a friend of women and I am their advocate.

Though my parents assured me over and over again that I wasn't stupid or slow, I sensed that my dyslexia was now a stigma on all of us.

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 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.

Life is full of change and uncertainty. We know this. We experience it on a daily basis.

While women across the globe have many differences - language, culture, environment - our similarities are undeniable, and the impact of abuse and oppression affects us all.

I am a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother. I am a friend of women and I am their advocate.