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 JOHNSONThere’s so much more purpose behind my getting up in the morning. Business is hard, really hard, but it’s worth it.
More Beverly Johnson Quotes
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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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Once a Supermodel, always a Supermodel.
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I don’t like to cook, but I like to eat popcorn with butter and salt.
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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.
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Business is hard, really hard, but it’s worth it.
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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.’
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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.
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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.
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Heartbreak taught me that you can rise from the ashes and get over anything.
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Instead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.
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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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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.
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She loves fashion, she’s unafraid. She uses her imagination, which is something we should all strive to do.
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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.
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Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery
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