Quotes from Sara Sampaio

I love Paris, but it's not a city I would like to live in. It's one of my favorite cities but just in small doses.

I hate being barefoot.

New York cold gets into your bones, and you can't move.

I have a dog. He cuddles with me all night, so I don't really need a boyfriend.

I think it's very important that girls see themselves as a brand - they have to go after what they want and be ready to work very hard.

When posing in lingerie, I suck everything in and pop my hip out a little bit. If you lie on your side and draw one knee in a bit, it makes you look more curvalicious.

I don't have any rules about what to wear when I go out. I go through phases. Sometimes I'll go out in jeans and a top and not even wear heels. Sometimes I want to be more sexy, in a dress and heels.

I can never finish a burger, and even if it's just a millimetre, I'll leave it. I don't know why I can't finish it. I don't know if it is physiological, but I just feel like I'm full halfway through it.

I'm very lazy when it comes to taking care of my underwear. I should hand wash it all, but I can't be bothered. So instead, I keep ruining stuff by putting it in the washing machine.

When I started modeling, I didn't know anything about fashion, but I'd watched the Victoria's Secret show.

I really don't think we should label models as 'plus' or 'runway.'

I grew up in Portugal, and people there party 'til 7 or 8 in the morning there.

I'm going to be a very bad Portuguese right now - I'm actually not a fan of pastel de natas. I'm just not a fan of cream.

I tan very easily. I always wear SPF50+ sun cream; however, I still go very dark brown.

I try to cook more now so I can control my diet and what I ingest.

Wheat makes my stomach very bloated. Sugar is horrible for my skin, but I love it.

There is makeup, there is hair, and there is the perfect light. There is a whole team that gets you to get that perfect picture. It's a fantasy.

I used to not have any confidence when it came to my body - I developed very late in terms of being a girl!

Dealing with negative comments is part of this job, and I've had to develop a thick skin, though some days it's easier than others.

My guilty pleasure is definitely candy! Skittles are my favourite.

You can't spend three hours at a gym and then go eat everything.

Being in shape is part of my job, so I try to work out twice a week.

I have no dating life.

In New York, I am barely recognised, or people don't really care. When I go to Portugal, I go outside to a public place and am recognised constantly.