Chanel Iman Quotes

That's my next journey - to be a great actress.

I'm 23 right now and I feel like I'm still trying to figure it out. Maybe in another two years, I'll have it all together. So maybe 25 is the age at which a woman feels her most beautiful just because she's survived her teenage years and early twenties.

Five years from now I see myself still working hard to get where I want to be, because I think big.

I don't get facials. The last time I got a facial was when I first started modeling when I was 15 or 16. It made my face completely break out.

When I was a little girl, I lived for modeling and fashion - I used to love, love, love modeling.

I'm a Christian girl. I pray every night and before meals and before I go on stage not to fall.

I am comfortable with my body and embrace who I am. I love to work it.

I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There's not much more to ask for but I'm still looking forward to one day working with photographers Mert and Marcus, Tim Walker and Nick Knight.

I want to do television, film, music and designing. I want to do it all!

My taste in music originates from my culture and heritage, and from traveling the world and listening to all kinds of fun sounds and bits.

It takes time to be who you really want to be. It doesn't happen overnight.

It usually takes an ethnic girl - I'm not saying black, I'm saying ethnic, let's make that clear - twice as long. We've gotta work extra-hard to stay in the game and stay with the girls who do well but aren't ethnic.

I used to dress up as a model for Halloween, like every year.

I'm grateful to look the way I do. However, if I could change anything, I would like to be a bit bigger all over. Not much - just a bit.

The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.

I'm my own person, and I want people to know me for who I am.

You learn to be comfortable in your own skin, and your body changes throughout life, so you can't sweat the small stuff.

We always had 'Vogue' in our house. But, when I was around 12, my Mom finally took me seriously about modeling and put a stack of magazines in front of me, then told me to study all the poses. The ones I loved the most were in 'Vogue.'

No babies for me until I'm in my 30s! I'm focused on my career right now. I can't even take care of my dog.

At the end of the day, I feel like I have no one to blame but myself if I'm not satisfied with how I look on the runway.

Music is everything to me. I wake up and go to bed with it. I listen to all genres, depending on my mood.

I don't like to fly. What's it called when the plane shakes? Turbulence, takeoffs ... I grab my chair, close my eyes, count to 30, breathe, and pray.

I always take my time when picking out outfits at home, but I will say I can change pretty quick when I'm in a hurry.