The Wisdom of Supermodels

ON COURAGE:
"They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, 'Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind.'"
-Cindy Crawford

ON POVERTY:
"Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery."
-Beverly Johnson

ON PRIORITIES:
"I would rather exercise than read a newspaper."
-Kim Alexis

ON HEREDITY:
"My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him,' What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'"
-Beverly Johnson

ON PARADOX:
"Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone."
-Tatjana Patitz

ON INSTINCT:
"If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers."
-Carol Alt

ON OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS:
"I tried on 250 bathing suits in one afternoon and ended up having little scabs up and down my thighs, probably from some of those with sequins all over them."
-Cindy Crawford

ON THOUGHT:
"When I model, I pretty much go blank. You can't think too much or it just doesn't work."
-Paulina Porizkova

ON VERSATILITY:
"I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have to speak."
-Linda Evangelista