Having Black hair is unique in that Black women change up styles a lot. You can walk down one street block in New York City and see 10 different hairstyles that Black women are wearing: straight curls, short cuts, braids - we really run the gamut.

You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.

Half the battle is confidence. There are people who have great figures but have terrible confidence so you are not drawn to them because they seem down all the time.

While we [people] keep putting a face on HIV and AIDS, I think what we forget is that there are human beings, just people with emotions and feelings, women who want to be loved, men who want to be loved, who want to feel something.

Some people observe life naturally and sometimes you just have to let things out and think about it later.

I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model.

I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.