Adwoa Aboah Quotes
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I remember thinking I couldn't be bothered to feel any emotions any more.
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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 wish I could be good at gymnastics.
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I spent so long trying to be other people, and it made me really deeply unhappy.
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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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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 did not know how to share with someone the fact that I was really, really depressed.
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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 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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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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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 about cultural forums and movements and collectives of people taking a stand. That's all activism is.
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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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I've always been obsessed with fashion.
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I really, really need community.
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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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I've been lucky enough to have been given a platform through modeling, so now I can use it as an activist.
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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.