My go-to protective thing is isolation. It's turn off the phone, don't speak to anyone, lie in bed all day, and then maybe go out at night and do the same thing over again.

Adwoa Aboah

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There are times when you're being judged on your appearance and you're not feeling your best self. It hurts, but as I always say, I try and be 100 percent myself all the time. So if I'm rejected, it just hurts that little bit less because at least I was myself.

best myself you time

Mental health isn't all of me, but it's a massive part of my journey and a massive part of my whole being.

me mental-health health journey

I did a school fashion show, and I got scouted there, but I wasn't very interested in modeling at that point.

point modeling fashion school

A sexy selfie can be incredibly empowering - but remember that, while a Snapchat message might expire, nothing on the Internet truly disappears.

nothing internet sexy remember

I just wanted to jump out of my body sometimes and be someone else.

jump someone body sometimes

My mum never put those fashion ideals into the house. I didn't wear make-up, and I had my hair all frizzy.

never fashion house hair

Women and girls inspire me. They drive me.

drive me women inspire

I have a very bad memory. So I would like a chat bot to just remind me of everything I forget. I spend my entire life on Google trying to remember stuff.

memory me remember life

With modeling, social media is such a humungous part of it now. You get jobs because of the amount of followers you have.

you modeling social-media media

I love being a mixed-race woman in 2017. I feel part of something big. There's this understanding that we're all in it together.

woman feel together love

I never would have dreamt in a million years that I would have young girls coming up to me at Glastonbury or on the streets of L.A., New York, London, and telling me how much GurlsTalk or seeing my picture in a magazine means to them, as a woman of colour.

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How can our industry better represent the reality of our larger community and provide our next generation a proper example of what they see around them every single day? This representation should also look beyond race and include those of all body types, religion, sexuality, and gender identification.

day look community religion

It's really difficult seeing your role model or your parent cry.

your difficult cry parent

School was unbelievably painful. It was five years of being pretty sad.

being sad painful school

I don't mean to sound cocky, but I just wear what I like and don't try to focus too much on trends.

wear try focus sound

I would like to give acting a go. I studied it for a long time; I just want to make sure when I do it I am able to put in as much effort as I do to modeling.

i-am effort time long

My dream actress to work with would be Amy Adams.

would actress dream work

The best part of going out is always getting ready with your friends.

your best always friends

I think if you don't like being in your skin, it doesn't matter how many times people say you're beautiful, how many jobs you get, or whatever it is - I just didn't want to be Adwoa.

skin you beautiful people

Gurls Talk is my baby. It's just about opening up a space within schools where we as women and girls can talk about whatever we want.

opening women space baby