China Machado Quotes

I'm a model, I have to be confident in front of a camera otherwise I wouldn't be doing my job.

I love being photographed, I love the ramp.

On 'America's Top Model,' I've always told my girls to smile with their eyes. We call it 'smizing.' Over the years, it's actually become part of pop culture. I would be walking down the street, and girls would say, 'Smize!'

In ten years of modeling, I've trained myself to relax and be able to use my upper body.

When you're modeling you're actually acting for the camera and the photographer. It's more fun, too because there are no lines to memorize.

Pictorial is something that I am not used to. You have to pose, smile, bend your arm, straighten up, look to the left.

I like to have fun on photo shoots.

I don't think I was a good model. I think I was born to emote and act. I would walk down the ramp and smile and they used to say, 'Give us a blank look.' It was really difficult not to smile.

My dad actually taught me how to do the catwalk because he used to do modeling. He taught me how to do that little swivel at the end.

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

Anyone can look good if you have 500-flash bulbs exploding in your face.

I don't know how to pose or anything.

Part of my job is getting dressed up and having my picture taken and the best way of dealing with that is finding a way of enjoying it.

I love being on the catwalk.

When I am having my picture taken, I channel Beyonce. In the studio, my inspiration is Adele.

Modeling isn't all that tough.

Because I'm on the runway with some of the best models in the industry.

I'd never planned on being a model.

The best models in the industry are the ones who feel comfortable on the set. If she doesn't feel comfortable, the images won't be beautiful.

Fashion shows are really my way of communication.

I wanted to model when I was younger.

The photo shoot I always feel a bit embarrassed about because I don't really know what to do with myself, but they usually don't use a bad photo, so you can't worry too much. So my main concern is that I just look a bit more like myself.

A girl must have an indefinable magic, real character, a strong sense of self. Her role is to respond to the brief of a photographer or communicate the vision of a designer - while making whatever she does look utterly effortless and whatever she wears utterly seamless.

I'm happy with the way everyone presents themselves onstage.

I feel pretty comfortable in front of a camera.