Beverly Johnson quotes
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“Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery”
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“Rocks make no compromise for sex... rock climbing is not like some sports, where it is made easier for women; or sports like, say, softball, which is only baseball for soft people. On a rock, everything is equal.”
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“I’m elated. I guess it’s better late than never. Welcome to the 21st century. It’s fantastic. I love Dior, and Rihanna is very much one of my style icons. I’m happy they got there in the end. I adore her style. She loves fashion, she’s unafraid. She uses her imagination, which is something we should all strive to do.”
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“There's not a hair extension or a makeup artist that can make me feel the way I feel when i give back”
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“I was supposedly living this glamorous life, but I was crippled by the idea of growing old and where do I go next? The whole age thing—in our industry, it's everything.”
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“Most Americans think of hunger as a problem affecting only places like India, Africa or South America. But it is a tragic reality that our country has millions of children who are suffering from lack of food. We must all work together to save our country from this problem.”
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“My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : "The Body Game". Interview with Elizabeth Sporkin, people.com. January 11, 1993.
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“Heartbreak taught me that you can rise from the ashes and get over anything.”
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“When I went to Fashion Week, I was very disappointed by how few women of color were in those shows. I do speak to the younger girls, and I hear them when they say they're not getting the big contracts or into the big shows. So, to sum it up, it seems that whenever we take a couple of steps forward, we take a few more backwards.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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“There's so much more purpose behind my getting up in the morning. Business is hard, really hard, but it's worth it.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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“Once a Supermodel, always a Supermodel.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : "Beverly Johnson: 'Always a Supermodel'". Interview with Felice León, www.ebony.com. September 16, 2015.
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“95% of being a success in the competitive world of fashion is just showing up on time and being there. I don't know how I knew that when I was younger. You have to stick around for people to remember you.”
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“Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom. I tried acting and all of the arts, I even put out a record album, but what I like the most is business, which is where I am now.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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“Instead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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“My daughter has fulfilled all of my dreams, because she has a BA and MBA in business. She's both a financial analyst and a plus-size model. She has the best of both worlds because, in modeling, you have to have something to fall back on.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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“My daughter decided to embrace and celebrate who she was. She was a size 2 at one time, but she decided she didn't want to be hungry anymore. I think that's how you turn it around. Today, more and more designers are recognizing how lucrative that market is.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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“My dean gave me permission to model during my work semester, even though I was in the Criminal Justice Department. I don't know whether I'd ever have become a model if he hadn't let me do that.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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“There was a show in which these scientists shared the secrets of the world's oldest living people, people still functioning past 100 years-old. They found that they exercised everyday, they ate in proportion, that they had a social network of family and friends, and that they had some sort of faith. So, that's what I'm doing now, very consciously. Instead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.”
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“I don't like to cook, but I like to eat popcorn with butter and salt.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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“I’m elated. I guess it’s better late than never. Welcome to the 21st century. It’s fantastic. I love Dior, and Rihanna is very much one of my style icons. I’m happy they got there in the end. I adore her style. She loves fashion, she’s unafraid. She uses her imagination, which is something we should all strive to do.”
-- Beverly Johnson -
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“Human hair takes much more attention, as far as holding the style. You have to comb it, straighten it out, and wash and dry it.”
-- Beverly JohnsonSource : Source: lasentinel.net
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