The problem is that we as a society simply accept these unrealistic standards: that you have to be thin to be perfect, to be beautiful, to be successful at work and to have a good relationship. And it is making us sick. This self-loathing is crippling women.

I was anorexic. I was in hell. Now I eat what I want, and I'm still a model. So you see, it works.

Focus and having energy is the most important goal when choosing my activities and how I treat myself.

There's been a lot of focus on my body, but it's taught me to appreciate myself no matter where I am.

That's what I stand for, telling people you can be just who you are. It's actually more beautiful.

I think there's a lot you can learn from everybody; everybody has a story and a strength within them.

It's so hard to give beauty a meaning. I actually find quite a lot of beauty in really painful things. Really grotesque things. Things that are disturbing. I think as you go and as you see things in the world, your idea of beauty expands and I think I'm lucky because I've been exposed to so many different types of beauty and I've realized that any feeling you cherish is beautiful.