Quotes

[on her first time on the modeling catwalk] Yes, I can't forget it, it was horrible. It was held at Centergross in Bologna, a place where fashion brands have their own showrooms and I was among the girls who paraded to present the collection to the Buyers. The floor was sprinkled with sand and we walked barefoot. I well remember the embarrassment I felt in the absence of heels, I felt that my body was exposed to reality, deprived of the typical posture of those who wear high heels.

I live my life with a strong sense of injustice and I carry the wounds of the wrong, violent men who made me feel like a disposable piece of meat.

[about her biography book] I needed to free myself from the psychological oppression that my past has always given me. Writing it and then publishing it made me feel free from that burden, but the things that pleased me most were the comments from readers who showed so much solidarity.

I tried to be the image I had of myself, it didn't matter if it was unreal, I would have made it real!