Adwoa Aboah Quotes
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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 just wanted to jump out of my body sometimes and be someone else.
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I came from a privileged background, which I am entirely grateful for, but it played a part in my feeling that I couldn't complain about my own emotions.
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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.
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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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It's about cultural forums and movements and collectives of people taking a stand. That's all activism is.
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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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Even when I first started modeling, my loyalty to those girls like Molly Goddard, Ashley Williams, and Dilara Findikoglu was important. I like to support them as much as I can. For me, it's as important to walk in their show or wearing their clothes as it is doing a Marc Jacobs show.
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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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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.
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Mental health isn't all of me, but it's a massive part of my journey and a massive part of my whole being.
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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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It has to be something people prioritize - it should be the number-one priority: representing all types of beauty, all types of shapes and sizes.
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I've always been obsessed with fashion.
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I really, really need community.
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I was privileged in terms of where I grew up, and I come from a very loving, supportive household. But when I began to go off the rails at boarding school, my behaviour wasn't a result of an upbringing but more something that was going on within me.
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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.
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One day at a time. I live by that.
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I've learned to appreciate looking unique and not having long, blond locks... at last.
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I've got a lot of jewellery that I love - whether it costs a pound or whatever, it's all precious to me.
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I know what my causes are. And I care about them, so I'd rather get out there and talk about them than just play it safe.
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When you talk, you realize that the pains and worries you feel are universal; you no longer feel alone in your sadness. You relate and find comfort in the fact that there are other women going through the same things as you are.
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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.
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In the digital age, there is a new rule book for romance.