Quotes About Modeling

By the time I turned 16, I had modeled for 48 ads.

My abs were my bread and butter in the U.K. - the calendars, the photoshoots, and all that came with it.

I'm able to move like no one else you've ever seen in front of a camera.

I love being in front of the camera.

I like Valentino a lot - they never use actresses in their campaigns.

One of my careers just before ring announcing was that I worked as a model.

I don't get cast for every job and I understand that.

My ability to model does not have an effect on my ability to be an actress. But casting directors and agents in the U.K. wouldn't give me the time of day.

I absolutely loved working for 'The Sun' on 'Page 3.' It was an amazing job and a catalyst for future opportunities.

Back in the day I was doing runway, editorial, advertising, spokesmodeling, and public appearances. Those are five different categories.

I started when I was 13 years old by entering 'Elle Girl''s search for the next supermodel in the U.K. I got to the finals and was signed by Storm.

I think to be a supermodel you first had to be a model, and I think people are jumping and missing that stage.

I don't really see myself as a big supermodel.

If I tried to start modeling right now, I wouldn't be a supermodel because it's all about celebrity.

In the '90s, I wouldn't have been a supermodel.

I couldn't be a supermodel, hats off. I'll stick to the kitchen!

Films happened to me accidentally when I met Marc Robinson in a hotel in Goa, where my mum worked as a supervisor. I would often go there, and the manager there would see me and tell my mom that I should try being a model.

I like routine, and cooking became a ritual when I was modelling in New York. My life was nomadic, so making supper felt like an announcement that I was home.

My father, Ralph Fernandes, was a model before he became an interior designer. He was very supportive of my decision to become a model and then an actress.

I think I've been brought up very well by both my parents. I am very cautious and I think I'm now fit for the world I'm in. They're very much behind my modelling and very supportive.

Part of the reason I wanted to model was to push the boundaries and challenge the perceptions of what a beautiful body is supposed to look like. Why should I feel any differently about looking good than anyone else?

I feel like modeling can be a little surface.

My cousin knew a manager in the model agency, He offered me a shoot for a Korean brand called Kai-aakmann, and it was a good pay. I was working at a shop selling surfing items in Busan, but I quit the job and came to Seoul for a better future.

Well, I was already so happy being chosen to do the issue itself, that when I got on the cover, it was even more of a surprise and even more amazing to me.