Adwoa Aboah Quotes
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I can't deal with waking up and being sad.
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I'm not the tallest or the thinnest - and I think being in shows is a major part of when I stopped second-guessing myself.
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I remember thinking I couldn't be bothered to feel any emotions any more.
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Like anyone else, I can fall into these massive Instagram holes and start comparing myself to other people.
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Without social media, I wouldn't have young girls messaging me from Australia or Mexico City or the Midlands, but I do wonder if I'd be on it if it wasn't part of my job.
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I did not know how to share with someone the fact that I was really, really depressed.
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School was unbelievably painful. It was five years of being pretty sad.
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I spent so long trying to be other people, and it made me really deeply unhappy.
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It's not a secret - I'm literally one of the best dancers in the world! I mean, not everyone would necessarily agree with that.
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Diversity can't be a fashionable thing: it should be here to stay.
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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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I wish I could be good at gymnastics.
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It's about cultural forums and movements and collectives of people taking a stand. That's all activism is.
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Boarding school was a really pivotal moment. Before I went there, I was so happy. I'm not sure I was ready for it. I was only 13. My parents didn't send me away; it was my choice as well. But I definitely shouldn't have stayed for five years.
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I don't mean to sound cocky, but I just wear what I like and don't try to focus too much on trends.
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What drew me to modeling was this idea of being independent.
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When you want someone to notice you, there's one fail-safe way of making sure that they do: by plastering pictures of yourself across social media. Your motive might seem obvious, but so what?
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What I would say to anyone who wants to be a model is, have something else. This shouldn't be your be-all and end-all in life: there are so many other amazing things to be done in the world. I also think that the industry really celebrates a woman who does something else. So keep at it, but always have something else.
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I wear trainers everywhere. Weddings, parties, definitely red carpets and fashion events. It's bad. And listen, I love shoes. I love high heels. But I buy trainers all the time.
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I've always been obsessed with fashion.
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Marc Jacobs Beauty is really exciting for me; when I was at school, I would always struggle to find make-up that suited my skin tone, and I certainly wouldn't find anything from a luxury brand. I'm glad that girls don't have that problem anymore.
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I always think, what I would have thought of something like Gurls Talk would have come into my school? Or how would I have felt if I'd heard there was this one-day festival happening in London? I think I'd have definitely gone, I started Gurls Talk because it was everything that I needed at school.
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I don't think the people in power realize how detrimental it can be to a way a girl looks at herself if she flips through a magazine and only sees one type of woman.
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The bit that I've always loved about modeling is show season: the hype, the chaos, the calm just before you walk out. It's your moment - especially when there's no one before you.