Iman Quotes

I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago.

I did a modeling gig for Burberry once, and it was a great experience, but no I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting.

I was asked to model but I never took up the offer.

I was never a model-y model. I was doing it as a job, but people didn't even know I was a model.

'Anna Nicole' came from Guess Jeans; Paul Marciano and me and one of his friends, we were sitting around coming up with a stage name, and that's where that came from.

Models are what they are... people who model clothing, that's all.

I'd never planned on being a model.

Being a Victoria's Secret model, which was always my dream.

If you're a model, you're paid to be a muse.

I went to a local modeling school when I was about 10 and learned to walk the runway.

I never thought I would model for more than a few years.

I dreamt of being an Aerie model before I came to New York. That was one of the main reasons I came to New York and wanted to get signed.

I was in middle school at a bat mitzvah, and a fashion photographer, Suzy Gorman, came up to me and asked me if I considered being a model. I did a shoot with her, and than I signed with an agency in Saint Louis.

Before I started my modeling career at 20, I used to replay fashion show videos on-line and study how famous models walk and pose on runways.

In 1974, the modeling world changed. Jerry Ford and my lawyer negotiated the deal for the first exclusive contract in modeling history.

If I tried to start modeling right now, I wouldn't be a supermodel because it's all about celebrity.

I was actually discovered while at a showroom appointment and was immediately sent over to an agency in L.A. I was about 15 years old at that time.

I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.

I think it's every girl's dream, a little bit, to be a model because it seems from the outside to be a glamorous industry and I was really into fashion, and I remember just being excited and wanting to be part of that.

I became a cover girl and an editorial model, and then I became a runway model.

Doing something for Victoria's Secret would be great - I love Doutzen Kroes. She's so special to look at but seems like a very normal person. She's true to herself - that's important to me.

I was always interested in fashion and beauty. I was fifteen when I was scouted in a flea market. Two years later, I arrived in New York. I was in awe because it was like another planet.

Modeling was something I wanted to try from a really young age.

My mother took my picture to a model agency and the rest is history.

I love the responsibility of being a Victoria's Secret spokesmodel. It's a great life skill.