Smriti Mandhana Quotes

I don't necessarily see my not wearing makeup as a social comment or that it's because I work in a female-dominated industry.

I didn't understand why people cared about my hair or my makeup or my clothing. It was like, 'I'm a prosecutor. I'm not a model. I'm not an actress.'

I love wearing makeup! It's just that if you choose not to wear it, that's OK. And if you choose to wear it, that's OK as well.

Now that I have a daughter, I've been thinking about how I'll define beauty to her. I watched a video of Kendall when she was three, and she was putting on makeup. I don't know how I feel about that. But my daughter already watches me do it. When do you let them start wearing it? I don't know yet.

Listen, 'real' women are the reason the fashion industry exists.

I didn't start wearing makeup until I was in my early 20s, so I never realized that makeup 'wasn't for boys,' as many social norms say.

Makeup and clothing and all that should be a fun way to be creative and express yourself. Just like in nature, where birds have all the colors. But instead, it's all focused on the aesthetics of being attractive to men. Even if you really don't think it is that, that's what we're doing.

Breaking gender norms just comes instantly as soon as a boy is comfortable and confident enough to put on makeup.

I was a tomboy growing up. Even after I started modeling at thirteen, I didn't learn how to do my makeup.

Beauty pageants in general are foreign and noxious to me: I can barely muster the energy to put on lip gloss and mascara.

I'm comfortable with my femininity, and I don't try to change what I look like just because I'm reporting on football at the end of the night.

I think women should wear whatever makeup they want for themselves. Makeup should be fun.

When I used to model, the job description is 'shut up and pose.' There are people today who would really like me to go back to that old job description and 'just shut up and pose.'

I don't have anything to hide. And for the record, I am not against plastic surgery. I believe that any woman that wants to do anything or fix anything that bothers her - if she's doing it for herself - I'm all for it.

I think women are usually a little bit nervous about wearing white denim.

If you wear short skirts you get your femininity back.

Some people look gender non-conforming because they want to look that way - they don't want to conform to society's expectations.

Every woman has the right to be beautiful.

If you look at tennis, the girls have become much more attractive; they wear makeup. In my generation, you were a tennis player. It wasn't like you had to look a certain way.

I'm not a sex symbol.

I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.

I liked women as a shape to dress.

On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter.

Perfect isn't normal, nor is it interesting. I have no features without makeup. I am pale. I have blond lashes. You could just paint my face - it's like a blank canvas. It can be great for what I do.

Men are just jealous because they can't wear makeup.