Shanina Shaik Quotes

I'd gone to Manhattan to become a model.

I wanted to become a model since I was a kid.

There wasn't really one time in my life where I was like, 'I want to be a model!'

I'd never planned on being a model.

I wish I could be a model, and then I could have this fantastic body and parade around and get paid for it.

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

If I do something, I want to be the best. And one of the best things you can be is a Victoria's Secret Angel; for me, that's always been a goal.

When I came out of school I didn't even think that modeling was a job.

Being a model, you know, it's a short-lived vocation.

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

I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.

I know quite a few friends who are models, and they're usually really smart, sharp, world-savvy people.

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 wouldn't have taken up modeling as a profession. It was more of a hobby.

I started my career as a swimsuit model. My first big break in America was 2007, 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue.

I just fell into modeling.

I never thought of a career of as a model, and it was a total surprise for me when I won the contest and became Miss Chelyabinsk. Then I started modelling in Paris.

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

Modelling is an incredible platform.

The world of modeling can be hard; just as cruel as it is glamorous.

I've always only wanted to model. It really is the only life I want.

I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.

I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.

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.

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