117 Quotes by Coco Rocha

Don't get me wrong: 'America's Next Top Model' is fantastic. They've done 20 seasons, so they've obviously done something right. But I think what ensures that the winner of 'The Face' will become a working model is the prize - a year-long contract with a cosmetics company is huge.

I've always thought of modeling as a performance, so I don't mind kind of pretending. I kind of pretend in a lot of my poses that I am a ballerina or a hip-hop dancer or a grunge performer.

I love Africa, especially Botswana. I could see myself retiring to a little tree house there one day.

In the beginning, the clients would say, 'This is too much,' but over time, the ones I liked kept working with me. They'd say, 'It's not too much. Coco can still be Coco. She still gives 100 percent when she's on a photo shoot.'

If I want a hamburger, I'm going to have one. No 21-year-old should be worrying about whether she fits a sample size.

A little personal trick: apply brown eyeliner throughout the day and then just add a little black over the top for a night look.

I hate when people say, 'Well, this is unfair for the underdog.' Well, the underdog should try harder.

I was once dressed as a mermaid for a Jean Paul Gaultier show. My legs were bound into a fish tail, so I had to come down the runway on crutches. Halfway down, I was supposed to unzip the fish tail to reveal my legs, but the zipper broke, so I ended up stabbing my fake nail through the fabric of the zipper and ripping my way out.

Something I always look for in an outfit is to have a standout piece.