Fatima Siad Quotes

Somalia, Model
December 17, 1986

Fatima Siad (Somali: Fadumo Siyaad, Arabic: فاطمة سياد‎) (born December 17, 1986) is a Somali-American fashion model. Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, she placed third on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10.

I hear a lot of 'Top Model' girls say they are dismissed by clients because they recognize them, but it never happened to me.

Fatima Siad
- Me
- Never
- Model
Now that I work as a professional model, I advise people to stay away from any television shows. It's a waste of your time; it's just entertainment. It's not the fashion that we now know.

Fatima Siad
- People
- Time
- Work

The Broken Bow group is such a great family and seem like a group of tight-knit people. When I looked for a new label, I wanted to feel I could trust everybody. I wanted motivation to be at an all-time high.

Fatima Siad
- People
- Time
- Great
I want to make a name for myself.

Fatima Siad
- Want
- Myself
- Name
I want people to recognize me for the work I do now as a model, and not something I did three years ago.

Fatima Siad
- People
- Work
- Me
I went from not knowing anything to becoming really curious and wanting to know and respecting people in the industry, realizing how hard they work. I will always be thankful for 'Top Model' for that.

Fatima Siad
- People
- Work
- Model
Basically, I didn't know anything about fashion. I was very nerdy; I went to Bryn Mawr and never even noticed models when I was 21.

Fatima Siad
- Know
- Fashion
- Never