Marie Helvin Quotes
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The only thing I can't change is the elasticity of my skin.
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A lot of women lose definition around their waist as they get older, which can mean their bottom half can look shapeless.
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I had a very spoilt childhood. Not that my family were incredibly wealthy, but we lived on the beautiful island of Hawaii where everything was lush and in abundance.
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We don't do funerals in my family.
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Surgery is not going to improve your skin - all it's going to do is make you look tighter, like Joan Rivers!
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I don't see myself as the next Carmen Dell'Orefice. I'd rather be fat and happy, sitting on a beach in Hawaii eating pizza.
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The average British woman is a size 12 to 14, but in modelling, a size 12 is considered huge, which is ridiculous.
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I'm not keen on the English way of eating outside, on the street. I want food that is clean, not impregnated with toxic fumes.
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Cheating is never to do with how attractive you are.
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Although I eat healthily, I do enjoy a greasy fry-up, but usually only once a year. I've also got a big Kit-Kat addiction and buy them in bulk.
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I think a mother needs to be with mothers. I don't know what they talk about.
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I was addicted to 'The Monkees' TV programme - not so much because of the music but because of the commercials in between. The programme was sponsored by Yardley, and in the commercial breaks, there would be these English girls on roller skates, wearing hot pants, and I just thought, 'God! How neat!'
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I love to lounge, and I particularly love to eat outdoors. It's a throwback to my childhood in Hawaii. I have memories of coming out of the sea and eating corn chips with a strawberry vanilla slush.
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I have sun damage. I cover it up with make-up.
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I don't have children, and I'm not in a relationship, so I have the time to devote to myself.
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People were endlessly trying to set me up with 'eligible' men, and I enjoyed going on a galaxy of dates.
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I'm slim for professional reasons, and I work at it. I really want to continue working. There aren't that many models who are still doing it at 60.
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I genuinely have to work - I don't have enough money not to. But the last thing I would want is to be looked after.
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I try to be as positive as I can because I truly believe I am my feelings, and if I'm sad, if I have regrets, they will show up as illnesses, they will show up as cancers... I don't want that.
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I have nothing against cosmetic procedures, but I don't want my face lasered. Also, people are naive about how much you can do with make-up and lighting, and I've learned from the best.
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There are lots of things I would love to wear but wouldn't because I know they look stupid on me.
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I'm known for my big hair and curls.
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It would be nice to see a fashion range that is geared towards a vibrant, sexual, confident 50-something.
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When you've been touched by sadness and grief, it makes you vulnerable. And because I am vulnerable, I try to be positive. And when I say 'try,' I really do mean try, because it's an effort.