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For me, honestly, the term 'role model' means for someone to be imitated, and I don't feel like anyone is to be imitated. ”

A journalist in Toronto named Shannon Boodram saw my Facebook page and told me I was 'strikingly beautiful.' She shot a YouTube video of me, and it made a hit, grabbing thousands of views. She said the camera loved me and that I should be a model. I had never thought about modeling - it just hadn't seemed possible. ”

I didn't have a problem with myself or my skin. I had a problem with the way people treated me because of my skin. They tried to define me. ”

I remember sitting by my window, wishing upon the stars that my skin condition would go away. I wondered, 'Why me?' ”

I don't really talk about 'ANTM,' although I'm very grateful for it, as it was the platform that allowed me to catapult to where I should have been. ”

I always loved the spotlight, just not the negativity. ”

The worst thing I've done while sad is sit in defeat. That's very unhealthy. The best thing to do is dust yourself off and try again. ”

I love to play with make-up. I adapt my beauty look to my outfit, so as soon as I know what I'm wearing, I know if I want to go for a red lip or a smoky eye. I usually won't put those two together, but it all depends on what outfit I'm going for. ”

I have my flaws, but I embrace them and I love them because they're mine. ”

I more so appreciate people loving the fact that I love myself and not just glorifying my skin or me. ”