I learned to love who I am despite what anyone would say about or to me. This gave me the courage to really stand up to anyone or any obstacle in my life.
I feel like I have so many amazing opportunities because of my immigrant mother, my immigrant grandparents.
I want to see different faces on the covers of magazines, the stars of movies, featured on billboards.
With my skin, I have to avoid direct contact with the sun, so that, combined with my mom being conservative, meant I grew up wearing stockings under shorts and long sleeves under tank tops. It was kind of embedded in me that I was supposed to be covering up.
I liked to hang around my mom's beauty salon, watching her do hair.
I am the underdog, and I want to prove that one can follow one's dreams despite all the flaws and setbacks.
I've never been a die-hard Beyonce fan. I always thought she was inspirational and beautiful.
Regardless of what race, what color, what sex, what nationality, what sexual orientation - regardless of who you are, equality should always rule! Whatever is right for you is right. Period.
I don't do much cooking because it's impossible when you travel so much. You go grocery shopping, buy everything, and then get a call to fly out for two weeks. By the time you're back, all the food is rotten.
It's amazing what a little encouragement can do.
I love to play with make-up. I adapt my beauty look to my outfit, so as soon as I know what I'm wearing, I know if I want to go for a red lip or a smoky eye. I usually won't put those two together, but it all depends on what outfit I'm going for.
My mom will sometimes call me Winnie. It's so annoying. I'm like, 'Who are you talking to?'
I definitely hope and I feel that I am inspiring, but I don't like the word 'role model.'
The quote expresses the speaker's belief that they inspire others and their discomfort with being labeled as a "role model," indicating a nuanced perspective on influence and responsibility.
When I was young, I was picked on for something that today I feel is amazing. One thing about me connects millions of people around the world. And it's my skin condition - vitiligo.