Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.

I have made a living off the way I look, and I have really learnt to accept myself for being unusual.

I started modeling at 14. It's simple. You respond to what the photographer wants and wear other people's ideas. I got bored with it, though, so I went to university.

I've always cared about issues, always thought through problems. I don't know how much that comes from my personality or my mum.

Acting is something I've done since I was six years old, performing for my mum and my family in the living room, and I do it because my heart's in it.

I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can.

Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not.