Quotes by Andreja Pejic

I do have to thank my mother for my eyebrows.

I read 'The Original Beauty Bible' when I was 16, and it changed my life.

Makeup is a very delicate thing for me - I've got sort of defined features, so I don't like to do too much contour, as it can be a bit severe.

I was scouted working at the register at McDonald's in Melbourne, Australia. I worked there as my first job, and a guy walked in and gave me his card. I was 16. I was skeptical, but I looked it up when I got home, and it was legitimate.

I want to keep sharing my story in the hope that young trans people or just people who feel different or ostracized have something to look up to.

I was planning to transition right after high school and attend university as a girl, but then the modeling thing came up. It was an opportunity to see the world. My family knew I identified as a girl, but I didn't tell people in fashion.

I struggled to find an agency in London because no one knew whether they should put me in the men's board or the women's board. There was a lot of uncertainty about my commercial viability.

When childhood ended, I had to suppress feminine characteristics and try and be a boy. I didn't want to grow up at all because it meant becoming someone else.

The Internet gave me the sense that there were words to describe my feelings and medical terms.

During the day, I really don't wear much makeup.