Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.

I learned up less is more.The makeup used to wear me and now I wear the makeup.

My daughter doesn't want to go to school because she knows 'the men' are watching for her. They jump out of the bushes and from behind cars and who knows where else, besieging these children just to get a photo.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

A person's self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks.

I chose a sunflower because when darkness descends they close up to regenerate. But I really wish I'd never had the tattoo in the first place. Clean, clear skin is always better.

There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.