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Joan Smalls

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When you want something so bad and when something great happens, I think it's instinct that you say, 'This is gonna be the moment that's gonna change everything. Everybody is gonna see me a different way.' - Joan Smalls
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I still get butterflies when I'm doing a runway show. The music starts, you're wearing these gorgeous clothes and your nervous about your high heels, if your shoes are going to break, if your going to slip or do something wrong. - Joan Smalls
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I would always hunch over, I was always taller than the boys. I had the extremely skinny legs... I would double up my socks, those ones from Footlocker, to make my legs look thicker. - Joan Smalls
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I know I'm representing a group - black, Latin, whatever you want to put me with - and I want to show that they are beautiful the way they are. I think that's really important for our youth to see. - Joan Smalls
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I remember when I started modelling and being the only non-white girl in the fashion show. I was grateful to be there, but at the casting, there had been many beautiful women of different descriptions, and I was wondering why they were not being represented. - Joan Smalls
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My personal style is bipolar. Sometimes I feel like dressing in a boyish leather jacket; other times I want to dress more elegantly. Most of the time it's what I like to call 'comfortable chic': Giuseppe Zanotti flat sandals, Rag & Bone jeans, slouchy Isabel Marant shirts. - Joan Smalls
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People might think that because I'm skinny and tall, I'm fragile. But I always knew I wasn't. And it's comforting to know that I can throw a proper punch if I have to. - Joan Smalls
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A career high was when I did a cover for 'W Magazine's July issue with Steven Meisel. So few girls shoot with Meisel in their career, and a lot of people had told me I would never achieve that, so it was a dream come true. - Joan Smalls
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I'm a little bit of everything. Sometimes people think I'm not Puerto Rican, because my name doesn't sound Spanish. - Joan Smalls
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I work out almost every day, and I mix it up: I do Thai kickboxing. I have a personal trainer. I work out at my gym. - Joan Smalls
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I was always very, very insecure about my height. Even as a 15-year-old I was a foot and a half taller than everyone. - Joan Smalls
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When you look at the world, the world isn't just one palette. It's a beautiful rainbow, and why not have someone to represent that rainbow? - Joan Smalls
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I just want to continue to break barriers and to show the industry and the world that beauty is diverse, and you don't have to be a certain stereotype to be beautiful. - Joan Smalls
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I was the troublemaker, always being funny - that's just who I am. - Joan Smalls
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I don't want to be on such a strict diet that I don't have fun. So if I eat sweets, I'll just put in more of an effort when I go to the gym. - Joan Smalls
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I don't diet. I'm Puerto Rican! You can never take my rice, pork, and beans away. - Joan Smalls
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Fashion is part of our culture, and it's about more than just a pretty dress. - Joan Smalls
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