The key is that I control my life; my life doesn't control me.

People are already p*ssed off at me because I'm athletic and beautiful; to be smart in addition to that... it's like, too much.

I am a babe for a living.

I'd like to go to Africa, away from water, away from what's normal for us. When you put yourself in those places your life looks so far away. It makes a big impact.

Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling.

Work travel for me, which is - I hate to say it - more enjoyable now that I have kids.

In Hawaii, if you're invited to dinner, it's assumed that the children are invited as well. On the islands, no one treats children like they're not part of the conversation. People talk to children as people and include them in adventures and conversations.