Joan Smalls Quotes

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Joan Smalls

Profession : Model

Birth : July 11, 1988

I became obsessed watching fashion TV shows when I was a teenager and recognized that I had the height and body frame. I especially became hooked when I saw on 'E! True Hollywood Story' how much a model can make and how I can achieve a better living for my family and me.

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I don't need that much contour.

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I wanted to prove to people it doesn't matter if you come from a small little island: that you can make it in this industry.

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I'd like to see more beauty campaigns for girls who are mixed Latina and black.

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I've always had a struggle trying to get a hair campaign. It's mind-boggling.

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I always knew that whenever you go out there, you're not just representing yourself. You're representing a heritage that's behind you, your culture, so you always have to do things, like, bigger, badder, better.

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I always had crazy, curly hair up in a bun, messy, running up and down, sweaty.

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I always remember my mom saying she wanted a son, so I basically filled that position, like, being outside and always having dirt underneath my nails. I was never afraid of getting dirty and grimy.

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I was always being athletic, climbing trees and running after boys, just being trouble. It was always in me.

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I work out almost every day, and I mix it up: I do Thai kickboxing. I have a personal trainer. I work out at my gym.

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I actually like working out. It's such a stress reliever when you're just focusing on yourself and not thinking about anything else except the music and your body.

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I always believe, as a woman, it's powerful to be able to pull your own body weight and be able to defend yourself.

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I want to last in my career, and that relies on the way my body performs. So I need to take care of it.

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I don't want to be on such a strict diet that I don't have fun. So if I eat sweets, I'll just put in more of an effort when I go to the gym.

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People might think that because I'm skinny and tall, I'm fragile. But I always knew I wasn't. And it's comforting to know that I can throw a proper punch if I have to.

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My career has always thrived on hard work and good relationships with people I work with and just continuing grinding.

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I hate being skinny and being a little weakling thing.

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It always just feels good going back home. It feels like nothing has changed. Seeing my room, the views. It, like, grounds you.

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I always use eyelash curlers - always makes you look extra 'woken.'

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I remember when I started modelling and being the only non-white girl in the fashion show. I was grateful to be there, but at the casting, there had been many beautiful women of different descriptions, and I was wondering why they were not being represented.

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