I was always very, very insecure about my height. Even as a 15-year-old I was a foot and a half taller than everyone.

I just want to continue to break barriers and to show the industry and the world that beauty is diverse, and you don't have to be a certain stereotype to be beautiful.

When you look at the world, the world isn't just one palette. It's a beautiful rainbow, and why not have someone to represent that rainbow?

Fashion is part of our culture, and it's about more than just a pretty dress.

I also work out because I have scoliosis. I have to maintain certain strength in my core.

I would like to pick Rihanna's brain. I love her style and what she does.

My bikini, a pair of black high heels and a pair of comfortable jeans.

I would always hunch over, I was always taller than the boys. I had the extremely skinny legs... I would double up my socks, those ones from Footlocker, to make my legs look thicker.

I'm Puerto Rican! You can never take my rice, pork, and beans away. Plus, I love to cook. I'm one of those people who stay in the kitchen standing while everything is cooking, checking on everything.

I'm a little bit of everything. Sometimes people think I'm not Puerto Rican, because my name doesn't sound Spanish.

I need someone who always wants more out of life. Like me - I'm just that way.

Zoo-Wee Mama!

To devastate is easier and more spectacular than to create.

You are the only person alive who has sole custody of your life ... Your entire life ... Not just the life of your mind, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul.

People tend to think that because I'm a performer and I don't go to a regular high school that I haven't personally been affected by bullies. But it's actually quite the contrary.

Babies aren't dishwasher-safe.

I love Harlem, it's like a second home to me.

Good writing is good writing no matter what genre you're writing in, and I believe that there are only a handful of fundamental craft tools that are essential for any genre-including nonfiction.

I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance.

[I]t is more convenient to prevent the passage of a law, than to declare it void after it has passed.

My mom loved the book [My beloved world] and she said to me, 'I never knew you had done so much.'