In my day, I, being the first supermodel, I hawked everything.
Meaning of the quote
Janice Dickinson, one of the first famous models, used to promote and sell all kinds of products when she was a model. She was a pioneer in the modeling industry and became well-known for her ability to advertise and market various items, earning her the title of "first supermodel."
More quotes from Janice Dickinson
I was shaped by my mistakes.
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I’m addicted to cosmetic surgery!
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I can wrap my legs around my neck.
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In my day, I, being the first supermodel, I hawked everything.
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My first job was for a blue jean company as a sitting model. I posed for 15 minutes and made $50. It was 1976.
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Mothers don’t let your daughters grow up to be models unless you’re present.
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People identify with me – everyone does – African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I’m ethnic.
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I have a very vivid imagination.
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If you think I’m over-the-top, I am.
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As the saying goes, I want to be the best-looking corpse there is.
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Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it’s at.
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I’ve been on the cover of every magazine in the world.
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I have to wake up and drink chamomile tea to slow down.
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I find the light and work it, work it, work it.
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I borrow bits from everyone.
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I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft.
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I’ve been the queen of dysfunction and made every mistake one can make.
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Every six months I fly to Dallas to get botox and I also get collagen injections.
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Money is like hormones. It’s just how you feel on any given day.
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Follow sound business trends, not fashion trends.
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Without gay men, I am nothing.
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I lived the stuff that Jackie Collins writes about.
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I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy.
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I was hot and I knew it and it went to my head.
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Beauty opened all the doors; it got me things I didn’t even know I wanted, and things I certainly didn’t deserve.
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And I will never, ever respond to anybody – man, woman, vegetable, or mineral – who tells me to keep my mouth shut.
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Celebrity is hawking make-up, cars, everything; it’s shifted.
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What’s my motto when it comes to money? Don’t put so much emphasis on it!
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I wish I’d gotten sober at a younger age.
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But as a young model, I never felt as beautiful as I looked.
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I was lusted after walking down the streets of New York.
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I’m aiming to become the white Oprah.
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I’m keeping my acerbic wit completely fueled.
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But you see, that’s the gilded prison of fashion. We’re riding in private jets, and meantime I was so incredibly, painfully sad and lonely.
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I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample.
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Photo shoots for underage girls are like letting an ant walk around with honey.
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Everyone steals from something or someone.
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I’m able to move like no one else you’ve ever seen in front of a camera.
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I had to fight like hell to convince people I was beautiful in my own Polish half-breed way.
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