I admired those girls who did Playboy, Sports Illustrated, and Victoria's Secret. I love looking at them too, but I never went in that direction. I just stayed in fashion. Linda Evangelista More Quotes by Linda Evangelista More Quotes From Linda Evangelista I got so sick of my face and the flaws. Linda Evangelista flaws sick faces I think I will always have a place. I don't think I have to rule or reign but there's a place for me. Linda Evangelista reign thinking I love, love, love fashion so much. That's why I became a model in the first place. Linda Evangelista love-fashion fashion firsts I don't get cast for every job and I understand that. Linda Evangelista casts jobs I have to get off the Internet. It's so unhealthy for me. I do see what they post about me, and it's not always positive. They're mean - though there are some lovely ones. I'm so tempted to post something, but I haven't done it yet. Linda Evangelista lovely done mean I don't think age is an ugly process. I think age is a beautiful thing. I love wrinkles. I don't like falling down. If I just wrinkle, I may not touch. If I fall down, I'll lift up. Linda Evangelista beautiful fall thinking I accept that keeping in shape doesn't come naturally, so I work hard. I hit the gym every day: Pilates, yoga, weights. I used to love wine but I've stopped drinking. I quit smoking and I'll never start again. Linda Evangelista hard-work yoga drinking I had no illusions that my career would be any longer than three years tops. Linda Evangelista careers would-be years Hair is just one way of expressing ourselves. We express ourselves through how we dress or through tattoos or body art or piercings or cosmetic surgery. Linda Evangelista tattoo hair art As long as designers want to dress me, photographers want to take my picture and companies think my face will help their products, then I won't go anywhere until they're done with me. Linda Evangelista dresses long thinking I was one of the first print models to go on the runway because I wanted to do runway. When I started doing the shows, I was the only print girl there. Linda Evangelista girl goes-on firsts I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete. Linda Evangelista next athlete jobs All I want to do is model. The reason I'm coming back is for the same reasons that I became a model initially. It's about the clothes and the creation of great pictures. I thought I was old and that I earned my retirement, and enough! It's not enough. I want more. And I'm lucky that I still have that option. Linda Evangelista clothes lucky retirement Being a rock star was out of the question. I can't sing. Linda Evangelista rock-star rocks stars I know that sometimes the chemistry just isn't there between the model, photographer, hair and make-up. It's nobody's fault and you just have to do better next time. Linda Evangelista faults next hair Designers and photographers still want to work with me and I'm grateful for that. I don't know how long I'll carry on - as long as they'll have me. Linda Evangelista grateful want long I love everything about fashion. I even love the fittings and watching it evolve from a pattern to a muslin to the final product. Linda Evangelista patterns finals fashion Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we're not all clones. Linda Evangelista fashion should mean Hair is the greatest thing to experiment with because it's not permanent. If I didn't like my colour, I'd just change it. Linda Evangelista experiments colour hair I never, ever used my son for publicity. He'll have his say one day if he wants it. He'll have the last word. He has time to defend himself. Linda Evangelista one-day want son
