Celebrity is hawking make-up, cars, everything; it’s shifted.

Meaning of the quote

A long time ago, being famous meant you were a talented actor, singer, or athlete. But now, famous people are mainly known for selling things like makeup, cars, and other products. The meaning of being a celebrity has changed over time.

About Janice Dickinson

Janice Dickinson, the self-proclaimed ‘first supermodel’, is an American model, TV personality, and businesswoman. She has appeared on various reality shows like America’s Next Top Model and I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, and has also released several autobiographical books.

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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.

Janice Dickinson

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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.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it’s at.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

I’ve been on the cover of every magazine in the world.

Janice Dickinson

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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.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

Every six months I fly to Dallas to get botox and I also get collagen injections.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

Money is like hormones. It’s just how you feel on any given day.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

Follow sound business trends, not fashion trends.

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American model and actress

Without gay men, I am nothing.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

I lived the stuff that Jackie Collins writes about.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

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.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

I was hot and I knew it and it went to my head.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

Beauty opened all the doors; it got me things I didn’t even know I wanted, and things I certainly didn’t deserve.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

And I will never, ever respond to anybody – man, woman, vegetable, or mineral – who tells me to keep my mouth shut.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

Celebrity is hawking make-up, cars, everything; it’s shifted.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

What’s my motto when it comes to money? Don’t put so much emphasis on it!

Janice Dickinson

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I wish I’d gotten sober at a younger age.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

But as a young model, I never felt as beautiful as I looked.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

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.

Janice Dickinson

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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.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

Photo shoots for underage girls are like letting an ant walk around with honey.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

Everyone steals from something or someone.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

I’m able to move like no one else you’ve ever seen in front of a camera.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress

I had to fight like hell to convince people I was beautiful in my own Polish half-breed way.

Janice Dickinson

American model and actress