Joan Smalls Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I just want to continue to break barriers and to show the industry and the world that beauty is diverse, and you don't have to be a certain stereotype to be beautiful.”

“When you want something so bad and when something great happens, I think it's instinct that you say, 'This is gonna be the moment that's gonna change everything. Everybody is gonna see me a different way.'”

“I also work out because I have scoliosis. I have to maintain certain strength in my core.”

“I adore my two older sisters, Erika and Betsy.”

“I was always very, very insecure about my height. Even as a 15-year-old I was a foot and a half taller than everyone.”

“I would like to pick Rihanna's brain. I love her style and what she does.”

“I know I'm representing a group - black, Latin, whatever you want to put me with - and I want to show that they are beautiful the way they are. I think that's really important for our youth to see.”

“I would always hunch over, I was always taller than the boys. I had the extremely skinny legs... I would double up my socks, those ones from Footlocker, to make my legs look thicker.”