Adwoa Aboah Quotes
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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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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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With modeling, social media is such a humungous part of it now. You get jobs because of the amount of followers you have.
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I really, really need community.
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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 just wanted to jump out of my body sometimes and be someone else.
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In the digital age, there are a million and one ways to find out what someone you fancy is doing - but remember, they can see when you're watching their Instagram stories. If you fall deep into a hole of snooping, resist flicking through the digital diaries of their exes, or at least learn to cover your tracks.
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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.
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I've always been obsessed with fashion.
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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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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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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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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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One day at a time. I live by that.
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I've been really lucky with the shows that I've done and the diverse line-ups I've been included in.
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No one had ever educated me on mental health. I really didn't understand why I would be feeling high on life, and everything was brilliant, and then suddenly I would be crashing into a deep hole.
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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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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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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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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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In the digital age, there is a new rule book for romance.
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In 2017, there is more than one way to be beautiful and more than one way to be cool. And when you put an image on the cover of 'Vogue,' that means something that goes beyond fashion.
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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 learned to appreciate looking unique and not having long, blond locks... at last.