I make myself lie down every afternoon; otherwise I'll be too exhausted by the night-time. If I can't nap, I'll watch a little bit of TV and just relax for two or three hours.

I'm not an outdoor girl. I can barely swim. I don't ride a horse.

I cook the food of Macau, my roots and soul food.

I am China, pronounced as Chee-na. And I think it's time the world lets older women age gracefully.

I'm practical. I see something, and I do it.

No man has ever paid a single bill in my life - I didn't want it.

I do not really shop. Most of my clothes I make. I dress simply.

Originally a stylist took terrible dresses and did everything she could to make them wonderful. Now, you create an image. It's much more specialized.

I take off my makeup with Ponds cold cream, and then I wash myself with gentle soap and water, and that's it.

Age is not a taboo in the fashion industry. One should learn what to wear to look good at any age.

I wonder if it is harder for a woman who was beautiful to get older or a woman who was never looked at.

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.

My acting teacher in high school was really influential, and we still keep in touch.

I never knew the media would be so interested in my personal life.

Faith is the capacity of the soul to perceive the abiding, the invisible in the visible.

When we're young, everything is possible; when we're old, possibilities are everything.

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

Things are sullen, and will be as they are, whatever we think them or wish them to be.

Let those who thoughtfully consider the brevity of life remember the length of eternity.

I still got a few more dances with the devil...

I´ve square danced twice in towns you haven´t even heard of!