My family is and will always stay the most important to me.

I don't know what a supermodel is. If they call me that, I might have to punch them. It's just so vain and so unreal.

I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know how and when, but I knew that I would fight it.

Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.

When I became successful as a model in the United States, I knew that my chance to be heard had come and so I took it.

I have often felt like I was the only one fighting against female genital mutilation. There is still a huge taboo surrounding the topic, because it involves the most private parts of the female´s body. But whenever I feel like this is too much for me to do, I read e-mails and messages I receive every day from people thanking me for speaking up for them, for giving them a voice. These messages let me know that I am not alone, and that what I do is worthwhile.

I've never been one to stay still. I was born a nomad, and I still am a nomad and always will be.