I was fired by 'America's Next Top Model' on my birthday.

Now, I don't actually know the exact cut-off age where beautiful ceases and "must have-once-been-beautiful" begins. It's true it's not forty-five. I can still get attention when I try really hard, even if it's greatly reduced.

I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed.

Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving.

Beauty can get a woman what she wants: love and money. But when beauty leaves you, so can the things it brought.

My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian.

Fame is an interesting phenomenon.