Marie Helvin Quotes
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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.
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I haven't eaten meat since I was 17, so I take Vitamin C, a B complex, Omegas-3-6-9, glucosamine, and antioxidants to make sure my body stays healthy.
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I'm not a pretty-boy kind of a girl; the Brad Pitts don't do anything for me.
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I love fashion, but I don't really do shopping.
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I'm interested only in buying land in my native Hawaii so that one day I can live there and have the space to rescue animals.
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I am thrilled to be modelling the debut collection of Always Aliza. Janet Reger was such an iconic brand throughout my modelling career, and it feels great to now be modelling her daughter's range for JD Williams almost forty years on.
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I'm good at many, many things, but the one thing I've never been good at is relationships.
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I grew up in neighbouring Hawaii, where Tahiti is regarded as a brother.
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I sometimes overeat or drink too much, but I don't eat chocolate, and I gave up smoking when I was 39.
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I loved Le Taha'a private resort in Tahiti. It's accessible only by private boat or helicopter, and it sits on a tiny strip of land just big enough for one hotel. It's extraordinary and faces the Vanilla Island where Tahitians grow vanilla.
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Whilst I may look good, I do find it hard to find the right man.
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I'm 56 - I don't want to look like I'm 20.
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Men are intimidated by me: I very rarely get asked out.
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Even in the early Eighties, when I was one of the most successful models in Britain, I didn't really have a voice. Time after time, when I should have spoken up, I simply walked away.
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For most of us, no matter how slim, middle-aged spread really does set in, and your waist thickens, irrespective of whether you've had children or if you exercise regularly.
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I hate Botox, but a fabulous-looking friend of mine told me her secret was this gadget that uses electrical impulses to tone your facial muscles. It works!
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My livelihood depends on my surface beauty, but when I wash my face, I see a real person there.
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I don't particularly like children. That sounds awful, but I have nothing to say to them.
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Fresh seafood reminds me of Hawaii and eating raw ahi fish on the beach with a little soy sauce - instant sashimi.
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When I see images of a girl who is obviously far too thin, I am just as shocked as anyone else.
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I don't have any children, but I can leave my land to an animal sanctuary. That is what I dream about, not bags, not shoes.
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I don't wear mini-skirts or shorts because I have thread veins on my legs and cellulite, and I won't wear tights.
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When you live with a photographer, you never have a day off - it was a nightmare.
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Myself and my two younger sisters and brother were paid for any chores, whether it was washing pop's car, sweeping the lawn or picking mangoes.