I love them, you love them, we all love them
Posted: 01 Dec 2003, 01:23
Challenges can seem almost insurmountable at times. And things appear to be getting not only harder, but weirder as well. One seeks inspiration and turns to the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, the Torah. But sometimes they're not enough. That's when you need ...
THE WISDOM OF SUPERMODELS:
ON COURAGE
"They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, "Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind."
--Cindy Crawford
ON POVERTY
"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."
--Beverly Johnson
ON FATE
"I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that."
--Christie Brinkley
ON SELF-ESTEEM
"I loved making 'Rising Sun.' I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth."
--Tatjana Patitz
ON ARRIVING
"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."
--Kathy Ireland, star of 'Alien From L.A.' and 'Danger Island'
ON CAREER CHOICES
"My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian."
--Paulina Porizkova
ON PRIORITIES
"I would rather exercise than read a newspaper."
--Kim Alexis
ON INNER STRENGTH
"I love the confidence that makeup gives me."
--Tyra Banks
ON TRAVEL
"I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care."
--Tyra Banks
ON BREAKTHROUGHS
"Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling."
--Gabrielle Reece
ON HEREDITY
"My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'"
--Beverly Johnson
ON THE BASICS
"It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout."
--Cheryl Tiegs
ON COURTSHIP
"The soundtrack to 'Indecent Exposure' is a romantic mix of music that I know most women love to hear, so I never keep it far from me when women are nearby."
--Fabio
ON PARADO
"Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone."
--Tatjana Patitz
ON TRAGEDY
"The worst was when my skirt tell down to my ankles but I had on thick tights underneath."
--Naomi Campbell
ON INSTINCT
"If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers."
--Carol Alt
ON OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
"I tried on 250 bathing suits in one afternoon and ended up having little scapes up and down my thighs, probably from some of those with sequins all over them."
--Cindy Crawford
ON ECONOMICS
"I don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day."
--Linda Evangelista
ON THINKING
"When I model I pretty much blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work."
--Paulina Porizkova
ON LOGIC
"I think, if my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then it shouldn't be too big for me."
--Christy Turlington
ON BODY PARTS
"I don't know what to do with my arms. I just makes me feel weird and I feel like people are looking at me and that makes me nervous."
--Tyra Banks
ON BODY LANGUAGE
"You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've gained weight."
--Christy Turlington
ON DEPRIVATION
"If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time."
--Linda Evangelista
ON MOTIVATION
"It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that I had to, and I would."
--Kate Moss
ON VERSATILITY
"I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have to speak."
--Linda Evangelista
ON THE GRIEF PROCESS
"When my Azzedine jacket from 1987 died, I wrapped it up in a box, attached a note saying where it came from and took it to the Salvation Army. It was a big loss."
--Veronica Webb
THE WISDOM OF SUPERMODELS:
ON COURAGE
"They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, "Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind."
--Cindy Crawford
ON POVERTY
"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."
--Beverly Johnson
ON FATE
"I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that."
--Christie Brinkley
ON SELF-ESTEEM
"I loved making 'Rising Sun.' I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth."
--Tatjana Patitz
ON ARRIVING
"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."
--Kathy Ireland, star of 'Alien From L.A.' and 'Danger Island'
ON CAREER CHOICES
"My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian."
--Paulina Porizkova
ON PRIORITIES
"I would rather exercise than read a newspaper."
--Kim Alexis
ON INNER STRENGTH
"I love the confidence that makeup gives me."
--Tyra Banks
ON TRAVEL
"I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care."
--Tyra Banks
ON BREAKTHROUGHS
"Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling."
--Gabrielle Reece
ON HEREDITY
"My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'"
--Beverly Johnson
ON THE BASICS
"It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout."
--Cheryl Tiegs
ON COURTSHIP
"The soundtrack to 'Indecent Exposure' is a romantic mix of music that I know most women love to hear, so I never keep it far from me when women are nearby."
--Fabio
ON PARADO
"Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone."
--Tatjana Patitz
ON TRAGEDY
"The worst was when my skirt tell down to my ankles but I had on thick tights underneath."
--Naomi Campbell
ON INSTINCT
"If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers."
--Carol Alt
ON OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
"I tried on 250 bathing suits in one afternoon and ended up having little scapes up and down my thighs, probably from some of those with sequins all over them."
--Cindy Crawford
ON ECONOMICS
"I don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day."
--Linda Evangelista
ON THINKING
"When I model I pretty much blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work."
--Paulina Porizkova
ON LOGIC
"I think, if my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then it shouldn't be too big for me."
--Christy Turlington
ON BODY PARTS
"I don't know what to do with my arms. I just makes me feel weird and I feel like people are looking at me and that makes me nervous."
--Tyra Banks
ON BODY LANGUAGE
"You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've gained weight."
--Christy Turlington
ON DEPRIVATION
"If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time."
--Linda Evangelista
ON MOTIVATION
"It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that I had to, and I would."
--Kate Moss
ON VERSATILITY
"I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have to speak."
--Linda Evangelista
ON THE GRIEF PROCESS
"When my Azzedine jacket from 1987 died, I wrapped it up in a box, attached a note saying where it came from and took it to the Salvation Army. It was a big loss."
--Veronica Webb