Zitat des Tages von Iman:
That is something that my mother instilled in me at a very young age - to know my self-worth. And I have had times again and again in the fashion industry where all of that was tested and I rose to the occasion because I was told that I am worthy and I should be able to walk away from something that is not worthy of me.
I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans.
Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
My looks have changed. I have laugh lines - not wrinkles.
People called me 'Iman the black model'. In my country, we're all black, so nobody called somebody else black. It was foreign to my ears.
We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture.
My ritual is cooking. I find it therapeutic. It comes naturally to me. I can read a recipe and won't have to look at it again.
I had never seen 'Vogue.' I didn't read fashion magazines, I read 'Time' and 'Newsweek.'
I wanted a bronzer so I could look like I just came from Ibiza everyday.
I'm a very political person, and I think things through clearly, even when I was 18 years old.
Nobody has ever said to me that I was pretty, 'til I met Peter Beard.
When I lived in Egypt, we always wore kaftans. I had cashmere kaftans from Halston. You put on a kaftan in your backyard, and it's like you're in Ibiza.
I'll be truly happy when we're not counting the number of ethnically diverse models on a fashion runway or campaign, when having a representation of the entire human race is the norm and not an exception.
I was under 18, and to leave Kenya to come to the United States, to get a passport, you had to be 18. So I lied and said I was 19 to get the passport, because otherwise, I had to have permission from my parents, and my parents would never have let me come.
I beg you, don't use the verb, 'discover', I hate it. What does it mean, that I didn't exist before?
I thought at 46 years old, I've been removed from the fashion industry for 10 years. I couldn't possibly write a model's book. That's for a 20-year-old. But I could say what I want to say without chastising the industry.
I can enjoy what I'm engaged in and be fully present rather than planning my answers to questions while someone else is speaking or thinking about my next appointment while my current engagement is still in in progress.
The truth was I felt ugly growing up. I only really started feeling comfortable in myself when I was 40.
There is a lot of noise out there. I don't want to follow the trend - I want to create the trend.
People talk about the miracle of birth. No. There's the miracle of conception. I did IVF, but nothing happened. So I began to think of adoption, and then I got pregnant. It was definitely a miracle.
We are very private, so we decided from early on that we will keep the press and editors and everybody out of our house.
I'm always criticised by other Somalis and Muslims for what I'm doing as a model and married to a white man and all that.
There are some people who have helped to advance me and other girls, but the fashion industry is always behind popular culture. They think they understand the zeitgeist. They don't know anything about the zeitgeist.
You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
I was never a practicing Muslim. But I do consider myself a Muslim.
My father... gave me a positive connection with men because he is a gentleman.
I was a very nerdy child. I never fit in, so I became laboriously studious.
We all want what every girl wants: to look fabulous while we're out there ruling the world.
I tell all my younger friends, 'Don't be afraid of change. That is when you truly see what your destiny is.'
There are highlights when you become irreplaceable as a model, like when you become a muse to designers. They look at you differently; you're not a coat hanger for hire.
I have a certain manner of speech that is unique to me. I tried once to have my staff tweet for me, and it was a disaster! People knew right away that it wasn't me.
On my 50th birthday in 2005, my discount-wielding AARP card came in the mail. I hurled it in the trash, put on something fabulous, and had a decadent meal. Just the thought of putting it in my wallet felt like a concession.
The people who are the most successful in life are not stopped by fear.
I don't love eating meat. I really only like chicken and fish.
I believe the universe has great plans for us. When you are young, you don't learn that.
Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others. Wigs, killer heels, Pilates, even fillers - whatever works for you, honey.
