I like to focus on what I'm doing now, which is giving back. I've done interventions with people I've been close to.

Growing up in America, I never really appreciated my culture. I knew what being Hispanic was, but I thought that since I didn't look Hispanic, I was white.

I don't let anyone's insecurities, emotions, or opinions bother me. I know that if I am happy, that's all that matters to me.

That person I was when I was a lot younger is not who I am today.

I'm not a model - I have curves. I find things that accentuate my body, a woman's body, and I always wear things that I feel comfortable in.

One of the reasons I was so unhappy for years was because I never embraced my emotions and I was trying to stay in control.

I was judgmental of artists who were exploring their sexuality, and I thought, Why are they doing that? They don't have to. They've got a good voice.