When you give, you receive.

I know how it feels to go hungry.

There's never too much you can do.

Education is the key to the future.

You don't have to go with the crowd.

It's an awful feeling, being hungry.

I'm trying to grow older with wisdom.

Bones inside clothes. That was war to me.

Fashion shows are glamorous for 20 minutes.

I love cooking. I love having friends around.

For me, you have to have some kind of modesty.

I never thought I would see a free South Sudan.

It's a small world when you're from South Sudan.

I use Johnson & Johnson! I use their baby oil gel.

I am not really into buying a lot of expensive things.

Beauty does not mean one thing but not something else.

When I talk, it shouldn't just be black girls listening.

My commitment to refugees comes from a very personal place.

I like unique little boutique hotels, such as Blakes in London.

You've got to make yourself happy. I'm a happy person naturally.

There are tons of black girls modeling, and each one is special.

Beauty should not be culturally relevant; it should be universal.

There was no concept of fashion and catwalk shows where I came from.

Maybe I do have a few more dresses, but I'm just like everyone else.

I have eight brothers and sisters, so I'd like to have a few children.

Pressure only makes you sick. You won't get anything positive out of it.

My father made sure of discipline, but my mum, she was serious business.

I've eight brothers and sisters - five girls, four boys. I am the seventh.

I think the fashion industry has gotten to a place where it is embarrassing.

When I was a girl, civil war in Sudan forced me to flee my home town of Wau.

Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.

Black girls, I feel, rock, in so many ways, especially coming from five girls.

There's one thing we all share: We eat to nurture ourselves, to feel stronger.

The beauty of reading is that it lets you travel in a way you could never know.

When I was working, there was no digital. We actually worked; we used Polaroids.

You can't buy enlightenment, but you can hire a mirror so you can watch it happen.

Beauty is subjective and should not be limited to only what we see on the outside.

I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into?'

The day you stop enjoying something is the day you should quit, if you can afford to.

I grew up in southern Sudan, one of nine children. Our life was simple but very happy.

When I was 10 years old, I fled my homeland amid the bomb blasts of civil war in Sudan.

I think I enjoy London the best as it's where I started my career. But Paris is beautiful too.

Restaurants serve huge portions on even huger platters, and people are tempted to eat too much.

True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others.

South Sudanese people are rich like the soil; they just need a little water, and they will grow.

If my mother hadn't encouraged me, I would be nervous and feeling like I'm doing something wrong.

There are models who don't eat. That's worrisome - you need the right amount of gas to get going.

My boyfriend isn't a rock star. His values are rock solid. We met at a dinner and he made me laugh.

A lot of people especially want to know about going into business. But it's a two-way conversation.

My experience as a refugee had made me strong; I could survive anything, even the world of fashion.

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