I always make my favorite pancakes with milk, and I also add some fruit - like a banana or apple with some cinnamon sprinkled on top. I also sometimes put peanut butter on my pancakes!

An egg white omelet with vegetables is one of my favorite breakfasts.

I would like to show that I have a heart, that I am a human being and I have feelings. And to be this kind of role model, not only for beauty pageants but also for life.

Fear is not negative. We should overcome all our fears and this in turn would make us stronger. As soon as we overcome our fears we can face any challenge.

I think the Miss Universe title not only gives me the opportunity to become a role model for Latina girls around the world, but to show that beauty isn't just about the outside.

As a queen I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.

I always work on my abs, every single day. As Miss Universe, exercising your abdominal muscles is mandatory!

I love to eat cucumber sticks with yogurt. It's a great snack to have at home, especially when I'm having house guests.

Freedom is will-power to define my path.

Locks or no locks, you're not going to cage me in.

The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved.

I think we really made a mistake in separating the Internet from capitalism in a certain way that is bad for our country.

Lessons are not to take the place of practice, but to make practice worthwhile.

When I look at a painting it isn't only the painting I see but the thing that I am. If there is more in the painting that I am, then I won't see it.

I write down portions, maybe fragments, and perhaps an imperfect view of what Im hoping to write. Out of that, I keep trying to find exactly what I want.

First you have to learn to do something, then you can go out and do it.

Despite its increased dependence on the international economy, America continues to behave as if it were either a closed economy or the leader whom everyone else should automatically follow.

I detest the Bible as I detest everything that is cruel.