It usually takes an ethnic girl - I'm not saying black, I'm saying ethnic, let's make that clear - twice as long. We've gotta work extra-hard to stay in the game and stay with the girls who do well but aren't ethnic.

I don't like to fly. What's it called when the plane shakes? Turbulence, takeoffs... I grab my chair, close my eyes, count to 30, breathe, and pray.

In a couple of years, I'll be the most glamorous woman, hopefully.

At the end of the day, I feel like I have no one to blame but myself if I'm not satisfied with how I look on the runway.

Five years from now I see myself still working hard to get where I want to be, because I think big.

I don't want to be known as the black model. I want to be recognized as Chanel Iman, a personality.

Honestly, I try to forget Fashion Week once it's over. I just want to go home and rest and just forget I even did it. It could drive you crazy! It's just show after show after show, and you're missing your family and they feel really far away. You don't go to sleep. You work for a month.