Beverly Johnson quotes:

Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery.

My dean gave me permission to model during my work semester, even though I was in the Criminal Justice Department. I don't know whether I'd ever have become a model if he hadn't let me do that.

My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'

Rocks make no compromise for sex... rock climbing is not like some sports, where it is made easier for women; or sports like, say, softball, which is only baseball for soft people. On a rock, everything is equal.

Once a Supermodel, always a Supermodel.

My daughter has fulfilled all of my dreams, because she has a BA and MBA in business. She's both a financial analyst and a plus-size model. She has the best of both worlds because, in modeling, you have to have something to fall back on.

Business is hard, really hard, but it's worth it.

Most Americans think of hunger as a problem affecting only places like India, Africa or South America. But it is a tragic reality that our country has millions of children who are suffering from lack of food. We must all work together to save our country from this problem.

My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.

There's not a hair extension or a makeup artist that can make me feel the way I feel when i give back

Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery

My daughter decided to embrace and celebrate who she was. She was a size 2 at one time, but she decided she didn't want to be hungry anymore. I think that's how you turn it around. Today, more and more designers are recognizing how lucrative that market is.

When I went to Fashion Week, I was very disappointed by how few women of color were in those shows. I do speak to the younger girls, and I hear them when they say they're not getting the big contracts or into the big shows.

Instead of working out three times a week, I do something physical, like a one-hour walk everyday.

Business fits me best. The only reason I went into modeling originally was to help out my family, because I knew that money gave you freedom.

I tried acting and all of the arts, I even put out a record album, but what I like the most is business.

Human hair takes much more attention, as far as holding the style. You have to comb it, straighten it out, and wash and dry it.

I don't like to cook, but I like to eat popcorn with butter and salt.