At school, I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking.

At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar to me. I would say to my mum, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.'

Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it's only people who like you.

I was always interested in fashion and beauty. I was fifteen when I was scouted in a flea market. Two years later, I arrived in New York. I was in awe because it was like another planet.

I'm usually bikini-ready all year round.

I grew up on a dairy and beef farm.