I'd always thought, 'When I finish modelling, I'm going to pursue this. ' But then it really kind of hit me. I realized, 'Well, no, you can't do it when it's convenient. If I'm going to do it, I've got to do it right now. ' (talking about pursuing her career as a singer)
I don't think modelling is a career I'm going to pursue.
Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about them.
I didn't think there was life after modelling, believe me. It's a hit to the ego when you are not the diva on the set any more. But I think what keeps me going are challenges. I love when people tell me I can't do something
Modelling is a silly, crazy business.
I loved the travel but I didn't love the work. I mean, come on, modelling is only so stimulating!
The world of modelling can be hard; just as cruel as it is glamorous.
I know people will think it's funny because I've done glamour modelling in the past, but I felt embarrassed about my body and just wanted to cover it up.
Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset.
It is a transition, from modelling to singing, but for me it's a natural progression. The modelling was something I did to travel the world and make some money and end up doing what I want to do. It was a way for me to go gather the experience to write an album and now sing about it.
I don't want to be modelling G-strings. It's not that good for my image – I'm a footballer not a tart
At 24, I took time off to have a baby, and ever since, I have been juggling modelling with motherhood.
My aunt put my cousins into a childrens modelling agency, then my mum did it with us. Me and my sister got a few TV adverts, which was good pocket money. A director saw photos of me and asked me to do a short film.
For me, modelling has been an advantage because if I hadn't been modelling, I would never have been spotted as an actress. I didn't have any intention of becoming an actress.
I wouldn’t say I was really into fashion before modelling; I was into creation.
I couldn't survive just doing independent movies. And I'd rather do modelling than movies or TV I didn't like.
Modelling isn't something I'm doing to prove people wrong. It's something I'm doing because it's what I want to do
For modelling, you have to be such a strong person in a way – or seen to be a strong person, do you know what I mean? But in acting you have to get in touch with all the vulnerability that you carry.
I hadn't even thought about what I wanted to do when I left school because I was only 14 when I started modelling.
My mom was a photographer and whenever they needed a baby for a modelling job, she'd stick me in front of the camera. That's how it started.
