“I look at myself as any other model. But yes, sometimes I‘m looked upon as an exotic thing that‘s landed on their shores.”

“My only concern was that people make a big deal of it, and about the glamour. But it‘s a terribly lonely profession. It‘s not really glamorous in the sense that you need a lot of patience, waiting for things to happen...for the hair to be done and the make up to be put on...for the ramp or a shoot. And the preparation can be tiresome.”

“If I weren't modeling, I would pursue my masters in developmental sociology. ”

“I am very grateful to Riccardo Tisci and Jean Paul Gaultier who really gave me my first real break to be a part of the western fashion industry.”