Top 30 Chanel Iman Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Accept yourself, love yourself.”

— Chanel Iman

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2. “Don’t be afraid to express yourself through fashion!”

— Chanel Iman

3. “Five years from now I see myself still working hard to get where I want to be, because I think big.”

— Chanel Iman

4. “I’m really into natural and organic products.”

— Chanel Iman

5. “Music is everything to me. I wake up and go to bed with it. I listen to all genres, depending on my mood.”

— Chanel Iman

6. “At the end of the day, I feel like I have no one to blame but myself if I’m not satisfied with how I look on the runway.”

— Chanel Iman

7. “I’m my own person, and I want people to know me for who I am.”

— Chanel Iman

8. “That’s my next journey – to be a great actress.”

— Chanel Iman

9. “I used to dress up as a model for Halloween, like every year.”

— Chanel Iman

10. “You learn to be comfortable in your own skin, and your body changes throughout life, so you can’t sweat the small stuff.”

— Chanel Iman

11. “It takes time to be who you really want to be. It doesn’t happen overnight.”

— Chanel Iman

12. “I’m 23 right now and I feel like I’m still trying to figure it out. Maybe in another two years, I’ll have it all together. So maybe 25 is the age at which a woman feels her most beautiful just because she’s survived her teenage years and early twenties.”

— Chanel Iman

13. “Honestly, I try to forget Fashion Week once it’s over. I just want to go home and rest and just forget I even did it. It could drive you crazy! It’s just show after show after show, and you’re missing your family and they feel really far away. You don’t go to sleep. You work for a month.”

— Chanel Iman

14. “A good night’s sleep is always the best way to wake up and go to work.”

— Chanel Iman

15. “The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.”

— Chanel Iman

16. “My taste in music originates from my culture and heritage, and from traveling the world and listening to all kinds of fun sounds and bits.”

— Chanel Iman

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17. “I’m a Christian girl. I pray every night and before meals and before I go on stage not to fall.”

— Chanel Iman

18. “I drink a lot of protein shakes and do a lot of weight lifting.”

— Chanel Iman

19. “My goal is to be a household name, and when I do that, I want to help other girls become models, and maybe even launch a fashion line with my mom, like Beyonce did with her mother. My mom has such a good eye, and it’s always been a dream of hers.”

— Chanel Iman

20. “It usually takes an ethnic girl – I’m not saying black, I’m saying ethnic, let’s make that clear – twice as long. We’ve gotta work extra-hard to stay in the game and stay with the girls who do well but aren’t ethnic.”

— Chanel Iman

21. “I don’t want to be known as the black model. I want to be recognized as Chanel Iman, a personality.”

— Chanel Iman

22. “I don’t get facials. The last time I got a facial was when I first started modeling when I was 15 or 16. It made my face completely break out.”

— Chanel Iman

23. “I’m thinking of slowing down on modeling and branching out to other things. I want to pursue some new and old dreams and start making them happen.”

— Chanel Iman

24. “Mostly I’m proud to be an African-American woman, but I’m glad I have a universal look as well.”

— Chanel Iman

25. “Let me say this: I think men are a full-time job, and I’m young and I already have one job. I’m just focused on my career.”

— Chanel Iman

26. “I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There’s not much more to ask for but I’m still looking forward to one day working with photographers Mert and Marcus, Tim Walker and Nick Knight.”

— Chanel Iman

27. “No babies for me until I’m in my 30s! I’m focused on my career right now. I can’t even take care of my dog.”

— Chanel Iman

28. “I am comfortable with my body and embrace who I am. I love to work it.”

— Chanel Iman

29. “In a couple of years, I’ll be the most glamorous woman, hopefully.”

— Chanel Iman

30. “I want to do television, film, music and designing. I want to do it all!”

— Chanel Iman

31. “I’m grateful to look the way I do. However, if I could change anything, I would like to be a bit bigger all over. Not much – just a bit.”

— Chanel Iman

32. “I always take my time when picking out outfits at home, but I will say I can change pretty quick when I’m in a hurry.”

— Chanel Iman