Life's Too Short To Bullshit.

If I'm Wearing A Flower Dress, Why Do I Have To Wear Underwear?

Patrick Demarchelier Was The One Who Got Me My First Vogue Cover. It Was French Vogue - I Think In ’87 Or ’88. I Think I Was The First Black Model To Be On The Cover Of French Vogue, Which Was Shocking To Me Because When I Asked Them About It, They Were Like, "oh, No. We’ve Never Had That Before."

You See All Races In Music, And In Dance And Theatre, So Why Can't We See It In Fashion?

Yes, I Did And A Lot Of My Friends Who Are In The Same Program As I Were Very Much Supportive, And The Most Important Thing They Said To Me Is Do Not Let This Interfere With What You Have To Do In Taking Car Of Yourself. That Was The Most Important Thing.

I've Always Been Very Shy Of Doing Television. I've Always Said 'no.' Not To Be Disrespectful To Anyone - I Didn't Want To Say 'yes' And Then Let People Down.