Adwoa Aboah Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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 just wanted to jump out of my body sometimes and be someone 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 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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What drew me to modeling was this idea of being independent.
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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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It's about cultural forums and movements and collectives of people taking a stand. That's all activism is.
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I really, really need community.
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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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One day at a time. I live by that.
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I've always been obsessed with fashion.
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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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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 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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In the digital age, there is a new rule book for romance.
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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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I'm a Taurus; I need a home.
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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.