I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people.

I try to keep my private life kind of private.

My nutritionist says, 'If you bite it, write it.' Writing down everything that you put in your mouth really helps. I don’t count a damn calorie. But when I’m really trying to eat healthy, I write everything down. It really holds me accountable and puts me on a healthier path.

My aunt used to call me light bulb head because my head is small at the bottom and bigger at the top. But it was a term of endearment.

A smart model is a good model.

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?

In high school I definitely had a clique of friends. And what I loved about it was that we were healthy and good girls.