“I always wear what I’m comfortable in. If one designer doesn’t like what I’m wearing, the next one will.”

“I never plan tomorrow because I don’t even know what I’m doing today.”

“I know what I want, I know where I’m going and I’m happy with what I am.”

“If it weren’t for my Irish dancing, I wouldn’t be modeling.”

“I find modeling similar to dancing. Both help me learn to have a presence in front of people and are about poise and being patient.”

“There are enough models out there who are gorgeous and good looking, but have nothing to bring. They can take good pictures, but after that, when you take the pictures, what do you have to say for yourself?” (on bearing her personality to her work)

“Growing up, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a fashion model.”

“It took a while to grow the confidence to say, ‘This is who I am, take it or leave it.’” (on not being a size-zero model)