Quotes from Candice Swanepoel

I get skinnier if I'm very busy.

I feel if I'm healthy and happy, I look good. With a good mixture of fitness and healthy food I always feel great!

Good genetics are a start, but I have to go to the gym, look after my skin, and drink lots of water. It's my job to take care of myself and my body. Happiness plays a big part in your appearance too.

A lack of knowledge creates fear. Seeking knowledge creates courage.

Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it's only people who like you.

I grew up on a dairy and beef farm.

I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.

Being one of the angels is one of the few jobs that can totally change someone's life. For example, clients and designers who would have never given you a second look, now sit up and take notice.

At school, I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking.

I was a ballet dancer growing up and that's what I was convinced I would be.

The best V-Day gift I've ever received was a personalized photo collage.

I am healthy and happy.

If I'm on holiday, I'm active on the beach, I play tennis, I run, I swim a lot. It's just about making the workouts fun, I think, and then it doesn't really feel that bad.

Brazil, I'm totally obsessed. I've been going since I was 17, and the first time I went, I fell in love with it.

My ideal Valentine's Day is spending it with someone you are in love with and for that someone to make you feel loved and appreciated.

I'd love to be a pop star - at heart.

I'm usually bikini-ready all year round.

I try to train as much as I can, as much as my schedule allows it.

Being confident in your own skin is very sexy. I think when you have fun and are yourself that is sexy too.

I was very skinny, braces; so I never thought I would be a model.

I'm crazy about jewelry; swimwear and jewelry.

No one knows anything about the fashion industry in Brazil. They don't care what you do. They just want the beach and the sun and the fun. I feel the freest and the happiest there.

Your body is a machine. Learn the right way to take care of it.

I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.