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

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.

That’s my next journey - to be a great actress.

I'm a Christian girl. I pray every night and before meals and before I go on stage not to fall.

A good night's sleep is always the best way to wake up and go to work.

The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.

I'm thinking of slowing down on modeling and branching out to other things. I want to pursue some new and old dreams and start making them happen.