Liu Wen Quotes

The faces I see in the modeling industry can get dull.

With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.

I was not considered beautiful at all. Really. And this is what all models say. But I'm still not considered that beautiful in my country. I don't know the beauty ideal where I come from - but it's not me.

Part of the reason I wanted to model was to push the boundaries and challenge the perceptions of what a beautiful body is supposed to look like. Why should I feel any differently about looking good than anyone else?

'America's Next Top Model' is not a bunch of Barbies - it's a lot of girls that are atypically beautiful.

Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.

I'm happy with the way I look but I'm not Hollywood beautiful.

I'm not pretty. The truth is I didn't think I could be a model at all. I was looking at some of the guys on the walls at Irene Marie and I thought to myself 'Jesus Christ. I can't do this. I don't look anything like these guys'.

Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain.

I never thought I was the most beautiful model out there or the most sexy woman, but I was a hard worker.

I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.

I really do believe that my style is informed by the fact that I had such issues with my appearance at various times of my life.

I think I can be relatively attractive when I dress up, but I'm not Julia Roberts or Catherine Zeta Jones.

I feel that a lot of sexy people never say that they are sexy.

Girls know when they're attractive.

I think the Miss Universe title not only gives me the opportunity to become a role model for Latina girls around the world, but to show that beauty isn't just about the outside.

The girl next door isn't necessarily blonde and blue-eyed anymore. So I don't feel like I need to morph into that all-American thing.

I did a little modeling in Minnesota, but because I was a heavier 'model,' I didn't pursue it much when I lived there.

When you're not blond and thin, you come up with a personality real quick.

When my editor sent me the first two images of Joker's daughter, I was struck by how confident she looked despite her boney appearance and horribly scarred face. So I starting thinking, how did Duela gain such confidence in a world that prizes beauty?

Listen: I'm OK cute. I'm no stunner.

I'm no sexual siren. I see prettier girls than me in the grocery store every day.

I don't look like a model, but you have to work with what you got.

I have always been too round to do fashion shows.

I don't try to be sexy, but I do want to look as good as I can.