Some version of ‘Deal or No Deal’ airs in 120 countries. And they play it exactly the same way, with models and briefcases. It crosses language and culture and gender, because it’s the simplest game in the world, and everyone wants to press their luck.
I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people’s attention, so outside validation becomes too important.
If being an attractive woman got you attention for directing, then the entire ‘best director’ category would be comprised of models. To me, that is just the most ludicrous connection that you could make.
‘Vogue’ has the power to make and break – whether it’s fashion trends, designers, models, and yes, even industry practices.
I was lucky to have a bunch of really strong female role models in my family.
It really bugs me the way people criticise how actors look. We’re not models. Models exist.
Why stick to just prose or just music or just newspaper or just video? Why not create new models for information that combine elements of them all?
I grew up at a time in Hawaii where there were trans women around, so there were visible role models for me. At the same time, as a low-income trans girl of color, there were so many things that I didn’t have access to. I didn’t have access to a great education. I didn’t have access to affordable healthcare.
Let’s be very clear: Strong men – men who are truly role models – don’t need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful. People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.
Rock stars wanted to date the models, the trendsetters, the tastemakers.
If every company becomes a technology company, business models and transitions are going to occur. From a CEO’s perspective, this is going to be the biggest technology transition of all times.
I believe that everybody has the right to view his or her own body as a palette. However, I think intellectuals should at least try to be role models.
There’s not a lot of positive role models of women in newspapers and magazines. I think it puts pressure on girls. They think that the image put out, it’s the way you have to look.
The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge of a maintenance job. The passing years present their accounts. Younger models become available.
At Camfed, we have focused on transforming the vicious cycle of poverty in many rural African communities into a cycle of opportunity. Alumnae of Camfed’s programs go on to become role models and mentors for future generations of young students. We call this the ‘virtuous circle,’ and we know this is a model that works.
