Quotes from Bianca Balti

I began working as a model because I was born thin. I didn't become thin to be a model.

My definition of beauty is happiness. I believe that when you are happy, it shines through and makes you a more attractive and beautiful person!

My mom never used to put makeup on. But one day, when I was a kid, she had a red lip, and I was like, 'Oh my God, you look so amazing!' She said, 'But if I wore it all the time, you would not have noticed.'

I'm really tired, incredibly tired of hearing people say that fashion is behind anorexia.

My normal look is so regular that when I'm going out or doing something, I like to be excessive. I'm very Italian - I don't like to go small.

A ponytail or a chignon makes me feel very beautiful and sensual. I feel like I can be more myself that way - I can move and talk without worrying about the hair.

I love babies. I could take care of them for all the days of my life and I'd be happy. It is for sure passion No. 1.

Giving my contribution to protect and respect the environment, as well as its inhabitants, makes me feel happy.

I transform when I work, but on a daily basis, I really don't pay that much attention to my looks.

What the canons of beauty transmit is an idea of taking care of yourself. Eating well, living healthily, doing sports. It's a way to highlight the natural beauty in each of us. The natural body that all of us are born with.

Because my friends and family are real people, and they wear all sizes, I couldn't imagine designing something that my loved ones could not wear.

When you become a mother, it's your mission in life to protect your child. I therefore can't imagine what a hell it must be crossing the sea with a crying child on your lap without any certainty of making it to the other side alive.

You keep dreaming big, never put the limit on your dreams, and believe that everything can come true.

I wouldn't know the political solution to ending the conflict in those countries that refugees escape from. The only thing I know for sure, however, is that we need to help these people.

It's good to mind about things but not to give it too much weight, because there are some things you cannot change.

32 in modeling years is like 60.

I take so many planes, so I need to give my skin and hair a moisture boost. I use a hair oil in the ends before I go on the plane and always spritz a face spray during the flight.

I've learned more from makeup artists in my nine years of modeling than from my mother. She always told me not to wear any makeup. I try to keep my skin and hair clean and give them a rest when I'm not working.

I was very naughty. That's the reason I didn't go very much to the university, because I was partying with my friends more than going to the university.

Women should have the same rights and respect and paychecks and everything, you know, they're human beings.

It's easy for me to stay grounded because I know I am just a girl, a mother, a daughter, a lover... a normal person who was lucky enough to do this job, and I know it's my job - not the person I am.

As a model, you really get to work everywhere in the world. You get a little bit of this, a little bit of that.

I love Milan because it's my home town. But Paris is the dream city: even when you're stressed out in shows, you look around, and everything is so beautiful. Then, in New York, I love the energy of the city.

It's amazing because I've done so many of these things I've always wanted to do - almost everything - in my career.