95 Quotes by Iman

Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.

I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile.

I was admittedly comfortable with Iman Cosmetics being identified as a beauty brand that filled the gap for black women because it was deeply personal for me.

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.

We all have friends and loved ones who say 60's the new 30. No. Sixty's the new 60.

I am so far more secure and more grounded and more know who I am than when I was in my 20s.

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 not considered beautiful at all. Really. And this is what all models say. But I'm still not considered that beautiful in my country. I don't know the beauty ideal where I come from - but it's not me.

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.