To finally get that call from the doctor that you're pregnant and you're having a baby.... It was just another world.

Chicago is incredibly gracious. People here have so much pride.

I design for a woman who is on the go. Women are busier than ever, and I wanted to design a collection that can go from day to night and be fashionable. Sometimes I wear three outfits in one day.

A rumor that followed me forever was that my family was in the mafia. For years I had to live with it. They'd call me the mafia princess, so I rolled with it for the rest of high school. People even joke about it today.

One of my first thoughts I had when I started considering the mastectomy was, 'What am I going to look like?' And then, 'What will my husband think?

I want to encourage everyone to be proactive with their health and get checked out.

If you know me, you know that nothing embarrasses me. Anything could happen to me on live television, and I sincerely don't care.