Top 40 Bianca Balti Quotes

I always say what I think… I’m not brave – I just have no filter.

It’s all about portion control.

When I was pregnant with my second baby, I almost gained 50 pounds. I enjoyed my pregnancy, but then I had to lose the weight for work.

Every model aspires to get contracts, so I have been very lucky with Dolce & Gabbana to be able to get that before I even really started as a model.

When you become a mother, it’s your mission in life to protect your child. I therefore can’t imagine what a hell it must be crossing the sea with a crying child on your lap without any certainty of making it to the other side alive.

It’s easy for me to stay grounded because I know I am just a girl, a mother, a daughter, a lover… a normal person who was lucky enough to do this job, and I know it’s my job – not the person I am.

I’m really tired, incredibly tired of hearing people say that fashion is behind anorexia.

What the canons of beauty transmit is an idea of taking care of yourself. Eating well, living healthily, doing sports. It’s a way to highlight the natural beauty in each of us. The natural body that all of us are born with.

I just want to have a lot of kids.

I was very naughty. That’s the reason I didn’t go very much to the university, because I was partying with my friends more than going to the university.

Ever since I was a little girl, I watched many movies, and a lot of them are in California. So I already felt the United States was my home. It wasn’t a difficult choice to move here.

My normal look is so regular that when I’m going out or doing something, I like to be excessive. I’m very Italian – I don’t like to go small.

Because my friends and family are real people, and they wear all sizes, I couldn’t imagine designing something that my loved ones could not wear.

I just realized some things make me happier, and the good weather in California makes me happier.

I’ve learned more from makeup artists in my nine years of modeling than from my mother. She always told me not to wear any makeup. I try to keep my skin and hair clean and give them a rest when I’m not working.

I know what I want, and it’s hard to delegate.

When you shoot on location, you need the sunrise natural light, so you need to be up and ready. I never get used to waking up so early! I love sleep too much.

I began working as a model because I was born thin. I didn’t become thin to be a model.

With modeling, I’m thankful to have so many work options. But you do have to be able to say no. In reality, everything would be yes because every gig pays more than any normal job. But you still have to keep your priorities straight in life. And my priorities are my girls.

32 in modeling years is like 60.

I love the sunrise, as I am definitely a morning person! It’s a great time to get up and have a coffee in the garden by myself before everybody wakes up.

A ponytail or a chignon makes me feel very beautiful and sensual. I feel like I can be more myself that way – I can move and talk without worrying about the hair.

I take so many planes, so I need to give my skin and hair a moisture boost. I use a hair oil in the ends before I go on the plane and always spritz a face spray during the flight.

I like to wear colors and prints in the summer and play with extravagant accessories.

Giving my contribution to protect and respect the environment, as well as its inhabitants, makes me feel happy.

I love to go to the beach or stay at the pool with my girls – enjoy the sun and the water as much as I can, take rides with the bicycles, and spend time with my family.

You keep dreaming big, never put the limit on your dreams, and believe that everything can come true.

I love Milan because it’s my home town. But Paris is the dream city: even when you’re stressed out in shows, you look around, and everything is so beautiful. Then, in New York, I love the energy of the city.

It’s good to mind about things but not to give it too much weight, because there are some things you cannot change.

As soon as I gave birth, I had, like, 20 kilos, which I think is about 50 lbs., and I realized, ‘Oh my gosh – in one month, I have my photo shoot.’ So I had to lose a lot, and you know, it doesn’t happen in one month. So it took me almost a year because I think, realistically, it takes about a year.

The sun feels so lovely on your skin, but it can be really damaging. I make sure to wear SPF 50 sun cream all over my body at all times. It takes a bit longer to get tanned, but the color stays way longer afterwards.

I wouldn’t know the political solution to ending the conflict in those countries that refugees escape from. The only thing I know for sure, however, is that we need to help these people.

I grew up having all the Dolce & Gabbana campaigns on the walls of my teenage bedroom, and I was dreaming of one day being a model.

It’s amazing because I’ve done so many of these things I’ve always wanted to do – almost everything – in my career.

My perfect day would start with a kiss from my daughter. I would drive her to school listening to our favourite punk rock music on loud in the car.

I transform when I work, but on a daily basis, I really don’t pay that much attention to my looks.

Bones don’t make for success on the runway, but a proportioned, balanced body does.

I love to be tan. Maybe this is the wrong message, but I don’t always put sunscreen on.

My favourite area of Milano is by the canons – I go to an authentic Italian restaurant around there on a Sunday for delicious food.

I am very lucky: there are so many models that look so particular and become the popular of-the-moment models. They have such a unique and special look, whereas I am more classic looking.