The Wisdom of Supermodels


Unicorn (Unicorn@Indenial.com)
Sat, 18 Sep 1999 03:21:52 -0400


"The Wisdom of Supermodels"

Challenges can seem almost insurmountable at
times. And things appear to be getting not only
harder, but weirder as well. One seeks inspiration
and turns to the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad
Gita, the Tao Te Ching, the Torah. But sometimes
they're not enough. That's when you need.. .

"The Wisdom of Supermodels"

ON COURAGE
"They were doing a full back shot of me in a
swimsuit and I thought, Oh my G-d, I have to
be so brave. See, every woman hates herself
from behind."
-Cindy Crawford

ON POVERTY
"Everyone should have enough money to get
plastic surgery." - Beverly Johnson

ON FATE
"I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess
I have to face that." - Christie Brinkley

ON SELF-ESTEEM
"I loved making 'Rising Sun.' I got into the
psychology of why she liked to get strangled
and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with
low self-worth." -Tatjana Patitz

ON ARRIVING
"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able
to save up and be more particular about
the acting roles I take." - Kathy Ireland,
star of 'Alien From L.A.' and 'Danger
Island'

ON PRIORITIES
"I would rather exercise than read a newspaper."
- Kim Alexis

ON INNER STRENGTH
"I love the confidence that makeup gives me."
- Tyra Banks

ON TRAVEL
"I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre
Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen
anything. I don't really care." -Tyra Banks

ON BREAKTHROUGHS
"Once I got past my anger toward my
mother, I began to excel in volleyball and
modeling." - Gabrielle Reece

ON HEREDITY
"My husband was just OK looking. I
was in labor and I said to him, 'What
if she's ugly? You're ugly.'" -Beverly
Johnson

ON THE BASICS
"It's very important to have the right
clothing to exercise in. If you throw
on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not
inspiring for your workout." - Cheryl Tiegs

ON PARADOX
"Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be
alone." -Tatjana Patitz

ON TRAGEDY
"The worst was when my skirt fell down
to my ankles, but I had on thick tights
underneath." - Naomi Campbell

ON OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
"I tried on 250 bathing suits in one afternoon
and ended up having little scabs up and down
my thighs, probably from some of those with
sequins all over them." - Cindy Crawford

ON THOUGHT
"When I model I pretty much go blank. You
can't think too much or it doesn't work."
- Paulina Porizkova

ON DEPRIVATION
"If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I
would work out all the time." - Linda
Evangelista

ON MOTIVATION
"It was kind of boring for me to have to eat.
I would know that I had to, and I would." -
Kate Moss

ON VERSATILITY
"I can do anything you want me to do so
long as I don't have to speak." - Linda
Evangelista



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