Paulina Porizkova

Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#beauty #birth #dedication #does #gift

Fame is an interesting phenomenon. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#interesting #phenomenon

I have now spent over a year trying to figure where in the workplace I belong. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#figure #i #now #over #spent

I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#also #day #every #every day #family

I was fired by 'America's Next Top Model' on my birthday. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#birthday #fired #i #model #next

I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#become #continue #how #i #intelligent

My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#calling #i #librarian #lost #thinks

My first recognition of age setting in was exactly on my 36th birthday. I have no idea why, on this day of all days, I looked in the mirror and realized my face no longer looked young. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#birthday #day #days #exactly #face

The real bummer of fame is that at some point you're bound to get demoted. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#bummer #demoted #fame #get #point

When I model I pretty much go blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#go #i #model #much #pretty