But I think the most important thing is to find the love of your life and have fun in love. And enjoy and appreciate what comes to you.
I have a whole army of pajamas.
Some people are born skinny and that's just the way it is. You can't point a finger at them and say they're ill or anorexic. It isn't fair to people born that way.
I was the little sister that was annoying.
My motto is to go wild on the accessories - the belts the hair clips the jewelery.
I've been heartbroken. I've broken hearts. That's part of life and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner.
I was determined to experience the birth and I am so scared at the thought of having my abdomen cut open. So I was lucky that the birth went very smoothly.
Nothing sexy about pregnancy.
Pursue success long after any sane person would have given up.
It's important to teach your kids the value of being active by setting a good example.
I actually eat a lot.
As a model you need to be able to do the craziest things.
I always wanted to be a mom.
I don't want to be wondering about how skinny I am wondering what I'm going to eat because I don't want to gain and I want to look hot and young always and forever.
I think you always need to try your best but at the same time you can only do what you can do. Don't beat yourself up about it.
To me life is about creating memories. The regular days kind of just blend in. You have to create special times so that you will always remember them.
If you love what you do then you always find the time.
You have to just do your thing as long as you don't hurt anybody along the way.
But I also want to have a family with children one day which is very important to me.
In my job people tell you that all the time: 'This shoot was great. You look amazing.' But you never know what they say when you turn away.
I think if you give your best as a parent then that's all you can do.
But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either so there has to be a balance.
It's important to keep a balanced diet but I'm not a fan of deprivation. If I want a cheeseburger I am not only going to eat that cheeseburger but I'm going to enjoy that cheeseburger.
I don't know why we work my husband and I. We just do. We are black and white - yin and yang.
A pair of black Louboutin's... and that's it!
If we don't take that time (to be romantic) then it's karate then it's ballet and then there's Christmas and then my husband is flying off to tour around the world.
Going blonde is like buying yourself a light bulb!
I have the best husband in the world. He's very involved.
My best advice is to work out with a buddy. They keep you motivated and get you out of bed.
I'm bad at baking. I'm bad at letting go of things. I'm probably bad at reading.
I like doing small parts because I don't feel I'm that practised in acting. It's like making baby steps towards a bigger goal.
I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around and I definitely want to have children as well.
I know a lot of people talk about Seal's bicycle shorts but it is the truth! That is what he was wearing the first time I met him and I was overwhelmed.
For the longest time you just sound like a broken record but you have to be consistent when teaching kids.
I feel like looking in the mirror when you brush your teeth yes I see lines and then I smile and I see things here and there. But that's just you know you - that's your journey you know?
With my busy schedule it's impossible to have a set fitness routine. So instead I like to try and incorporate exercise into my daily life whenever I can - which requires some creativity.
No Botox. I don't think I will go there. I don't want to say never because who knows? Maybe in 10 years I will.
Models have a sell-by date. There are certain jobs I don't do anymore like the young sexy cute things for teenagers or even 25-year-old girls. I go in a different bracket now.
No bread. That's the most important thing.
I'm not white-picket-fence perfect.
I believe I have a healthy common sense and therefore have no need for religion.
It's not difficult for me to stay healthy. I like healthy food.
I represent more the healthy happy curvy strong woman. And that sounds much healthier to me than being 80 pounds and skinny as a bean.
I need my products to work and be fast! I don't love having 50 different things in my bathroom like a different cream for every inch of my face. That's so not me.
I like basketball and I've been to three games which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV I think.
Success is to be Happy in Life.
All German women are beautiful.
Being a Victoria's Secret model which was always my dream.
So to get back to being intimidated yes you get intimidated when you're on the runway with Naomi Campbell who is the best runway model in the world.
Well I was already so happy being chosen to do the issue itself that when I got on the cover it was even more of a surprise and even more amazing to me.
Keep it simple. You don't want to overdo it with too much makeup or crazy over-the-top hairstyles. Let your natural beauty show through.
I'm bad at letting go of things.
Have fun-a smile is the most beautiful thing on a woman.
I always did feel beautiful when I was pregnant but I do feel more me when I'm my normal size.
All German women are beautiful. It's not for nothing that we talk of the German "Fräuleinwunder." You don't get this word in any other language.
I'm never uncomfortable being naked. I don't have a problem with my body.
My career never suffered from my not being skinny. I never did catwalk work because I was always too big. I couldn't get the clothes over my hips.
I'd say I'm a good cook. I have a lot of German recipes that I can make - schnitzel meatballs and things with cabbage. I love cabbage.
I certainly like working in Germany.
Children are very addicting. Once they start growing up you miss when they were little.
People always starve themselves and then they get hungry and then they eat the wrong things like chips or cookies or whatever they can grab.
Sure climbing Mount Everest would be cool but that's something I would now like to do as a family. Big experiences like that I don't want to have on my own anymore. I want to share them.
If you have issues with family friends and people at work try and solve these issues head on so you can move on and concentrate on having the life you want.
When I was younger I had a perm and it was really big. My mom was a hairdresser so even my dad had a perm! I looked like a poodle but it was cool at the time.
You should spend your money on some nice lingerie. Big wool cotton pants that just doesn't work. You have to feel sexy.
Every couple goes through things.
I don't think I could not have been with an artist of some kind someone creative.
I don't really care if they like me or not.
I'm a lioness. I have four cubs. I'm a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them.
When you sign yourself up for what you're doing you have to take care of yourself.
Sexy for me is a curvy woman - doesn't have to be skinny which I hate anyway. I'm glad [the fashion industry] is changing slowly a little bit now to get more into the boobs and hips again.
I'm someone the same as my girlfriends when they say what do you think about this I don't always say they look fabulous. I say what I think.
I'm quite good at multitasking but I have to do things immediately.
It's not like I'm this glamour diva who hands everything over and I just sit on my throne at home.
One day you're in. The next day you're out.
I'm quite good at multitasking but I have to do things immediately. I have a book where I write things down: major topics deadlines things like that. Every few months I start a new book.
If you pick something you actually enjoy doing you have fun every day of your life.
I don't have the hard everyday life that so many working mothers face.
For me life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams.
I danced for 15 years of my life. Which was my love and my passion.
Well I was going to school in Germany. And in my free time I was dancing.
A little acting debut in Spin City with Michael J. Fox which opened up a whole new door for me.
I have a normal life and I have this glamorous life but to me it's two different things.
I wanted to be a fashion designer.
I don't flirt. It's disrespectful to your husband. I would never do that. I'm very devoted and he's the same.
People say 'Oh God how devastating to go through a divorce.' Did I wish for this to happen to my family? No. But everyone is healthy; we're moving on with our lives.
I'm European. I don't like wearing tops. And I don't like tan lines.
I sing a lot even with my voice.
I am generally a very happy and easygoing person.
I am generally a very happy and easygoing person. I also believe it's always better to meet people with a smile rather than looking cold especially when you first meet. It changes everything.
Wear something you feel gorgeous in and don't try too hard; it's much sexier when it appears effortless. Clothes that don't fit or don't fit the wearer's personality don't help.
I'm quite scared of flying and especially helicopters I don't like them at all.
I always think look at how people were before they were pregnant. If you were a toned healthy energetic person most likely you will be like that again.
We have a saying in Germany. It is better to have loved and lost than to engage in a land war with Russia in the winter.
I was a good kid. My parents laid rules out for me and I followed them.
It's important for children to see what's out there and learn that it's fun to go.
Women often approach me with a question- "Will I look like you after I give birth?". I say to them- "Well have you looked like me before?". People do not be fooled.
You have to treat yourself every once in a while get to the fun stuff!
With a family of six there is always something to make create and do together.
Family comes first. You're the only thing they have.
I love when I go out and I have my hair and makeup done but I also like it when I'm just with the family because that's real.
I can't look in the mirror and look at fake things. I just can't. I'd rather age.
I have always been too round to do fashion shows.
Fashion is a very particular world as you know.
I think if you put a smile on people's faces they give that back to you.
I just like to hear that guys have the same problems that we do.
I believe that when you put a smile out there you get a smile back.
My philosophy is that in life you have to want something. If you just say "la-la-la" and go through life without a goal nothing will happen.
I'm like a rocket - I go a hundred miles per hour.
I have the most romantic husband. I do.
I'm not someone who plays hard to get.
I always try to make my things happen.
I like to dream but I like to make things happen.
So everyone has that problem models have that problem too.
Apart from sharing my tips on toys or snacks I'm open to hearing new ideas from other moms. I want to learn too.
Because I'm on the runway with some of the best models in the industry.
Sometimes random things that you wouldn't think mean anything mean so much to them. With kids you can say 'Let's go pick some flowers' or 'There's a snail. Let's investigate that.'
When I came out of school I didn't even think that modeling was a job.
Just because people say no to you doesn't mean you should say no to yourself.
I don't know why I got so lucky. I have to pinch myself often and say 'Is this just a dream?'
I like to wear things for longer than one season.
I never went to a modeling school and I don't suggest to anybody that they go to a modeling school.
I don't have my name on anything that I don't really do.
For me my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house.
When I came to America I was really into all the things people eat here. . . . People called me Muffin because I would eat muffins all the time.
You shouldn't wait for other people to make special things happen. You have to create your own memories.
Everyone has a view of what's pretty and what's not pretty and [plastic surgery] just doesn't look pretty to me.
Never underestimate the power of the ocean.
You never know why something works or doesn't.
I just think if you have an emotion and you let that go that moment might pass. If you don't open the door for the person to come in it would have just been like "Nice to meet you - goodbye.
I think you always need to try your best but at the same time you can only do what you can do and you don't need to beat yourself up about it.
If you are talented you can really do anything. And if your heart is at the right place and you have the passion for it you can go for it and do it.
I'm going to be 80 walking with a stick down the runway.
I spend a lot of time with my family. I go to bed early don't watch too much television don't read everything that's written about me whether positive or negative.
The trick is that you have to stay naked. You must be naked.
In terms of being naked I'm not very prudish.