Quotes About Diversity

When I started modeling, there were very few places people could turn to for self-love and a positive community.

I've always known that my purpose is to help as many people as possible, and with modeling I feel like it's an awesome way to show girls you don't have to look any particular way.

I think with modelling and acting these days, the lines are blurred. Everyone can do all sorts of things, so why do just one?

I didn't see a lot of role models or women who looked like me on screen when I was growing up. For me, one thing that changed all of that was seeing Keke Palmer in 'Akeelah and The Bee.' That film made me realize that I wasn't an alien.

You need a different checklist and different mental models for different companies.

I was used to being the only woman in everything... I didn't even think about it. Men were my role models - there's nothing wrong with that.

I come from a city where we really didn't have too many role models.

I feel very responsible for young models of colour. They come to me and tell me they're not getting jobs, and I do what I can to speak up for them.

When I started modeling, they tried to pay black models less than they paid Caucasian models. I turned down those jobs because I knew what I was worth.

It is important for children to grow up in a world where there are all kinds of adults and role models around them, for them to know it's not just parents and people who are parents that care about them, but that there are people who are living other kinds of lives.

Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.

Those old '90s models when women were just themselves and they were real and they were embraced that way - I think we should get back to that.

I live with a bunch of yuppies and models.

Where I grew up, we had light-skinned models but not dark. Every time I would talk about being a model with my friends, they would start laughing out loud.

I think the rise of Asian models is an absolutely beautiful thing.

While we can learn from U.S. models, we certainly can't practice them.

No, I don't think I have the same body type as the other models in shows. No, I don't think I am the best at any given show. Yes, I want a unique walk, but I also know I have to improve.

I was not considered beautiful at all. Really. And this is what all models say. But I'm still not considered that beautiful in my country. I don't know the beauty ideal where I come from - but it's not me.

Growing up as a South Asian-American, I didn't have any female role models.

Not all of us are born with the same role models and grasp things the same way.

Some Korean models may be seen in European Fashion Week, but it is hard to find them in New York.

We don't have glamour models in Canada at all.

Your look changes depending on your confidence, and then your beauty changes. When I first came to New York, all the people were saying, 'You look so Asian because you have a different eye shape.' They didn't really understand because they didn't really see that many Asian models.

Every agency would mention my hips. I remember looking at the other models and thinking, 'I do not look like these girls.'