On 'America's Next Top Model,' I mentor girls on television. When that TV goes off, I actually mentor other girls in the modeling industry - girls that have not been on 'Top Model,' but who appear in 'Vogue' worldwide.
I've made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where's the pain in that?
I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.
If I tried to start modeling right now, I wouldn't be a supermodel because it's all about celebrity.
With the whole supermodel thing, even when you're not really modeling anymore, people still call me that. And I'm like '... retired.'
By no means am I trying to change the modeling industry.
Working women, moms, students, they don't have a lot of time to spend on their faces.
I'm not afraid of wanting money at all. Money will give me more power to do things that are truer to my spirit than what I'm already doing.
Screw being a singer! I wanna be the voice of my generation with my talk show.
I wish I was harder; I wish I didn't care so much about being the nice girl all the time because a lot of the time people can take kindness for weakness, so I wish I had a little bit more 'oomph' in me.
There's no excuse for rudeness.
Whenever someone says I'm the next Oprah, I always respond, 'Child, there's only one Mahogany, and only one Oprah.' There are no others.
Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.
I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.
I'm obsessed with the theme parks and themed restaurants, I love it!
I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.
On 'America's Top Model,' I've always told my girls to smile with their eyes. We call it 'smizing.' Over the years, it's actually become part of pop culture. I would be walking down the street, and girls would say, 'Smize!'
From offstage until the moment I walk onstage, I constantly tweak my talk show and 'Top Model', but at the same time, I often leave my private life by the wayside.
I try to keep my private life kind of private.
I've been singing for six years. I've been in and out of the studios with top producers, but it wasn't something I was ready to express to the public or to the press. I wasn't ready to come out. I wanted to perfect my voice and be 100 percent positive that I could come out right.
