Lily Cole

I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life.

Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money.

As users of the Internet, we all have a role to play in defining what we want it to be.

When I was younger, I definitely did face anti-ginger prejudice. As a child, all teasing hurts, whether it's because you're fat or a different race or have red hair. I had enough comments from a couple of people to make it a sore point.

I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I'm glad about. I'd rather be that than a bully.

There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there.

Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear.

I've always gone after fears and tried to stifle them by doing them. It is daunting, but it's more rewarding.

I'm just a lipgloss, blush, and mascara kind of girl. I like playing with a bright lipstick or a heavy eye... But not together!

I was like most teenagers. I wanted to look more conventional - you know, to just be the pretty girl in school.

I paint - I tend more to abstraction - but not as much as I would like to because of time. I would love to do sculpture - I've toyed with the idea of fitting in a sculpture course.

I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can.