Top 40 Linda Evangelista Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I won’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day...”

— Linda Evangelista

2. “When I work, it can be a 16-hour day.”

— Linda Evangelista

3. “I admired those girls who did Playboy, Sports Illustrated, and Victoria’s Secret. I love looking at them too, but I never went in that direction. I just stayed in fashion.”

— Linda Evangelista

4. “We have this saying, Christy and I. We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day.”

— Linda Evangelista

5. “I don’t diet. I just don’t eat as much as I’d like to.”

— Linda Evangelista

6. “I know that sometimes the chemistry just isn’t there between the model, photographer, hair and make-up. It’s nobody’s fault and you just have to do better next time.”

— Linda Evangelista

7. “One of my first jobs was in Italy and that’s where I saw cocaine for the first time. There was a murder in our group that weekend. I decided then and there that I would never do drugs. I have anxiety attacks, so there’s no way I could do them.”

— Linda Evangelista

8. “It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren’t, then I’d be a teacher.”

— Linda Evangelista

9. “Half-caf, double-tall, non fat, whole-milk foam, bone-dry, half-pump mocha, half sugar in the raw, double cup, no lid, capp – to go.”

— Linda Evangelista

10. “No-one is born with perfect eyebrow.”

— Linda Evangelista

11. “There was a time when everyone remembered that stupid thing about me not getting out of bed for less than $10,000 a day. These days, it’s far more important to me that I’m part of a team which raises over $1 million a month for Aids. I’m much more proud of that, than that other old quote.”

— Linda Evangelista

12. “I was a hoarder, and I got rid of everything. Now nothing comes in my home unless it has a purpose. And decor is not a purpose. Home is New York apartment with a table, a bed and sofas. That’s it. Everything else is gone.”

— Linda Evangelista

13. “I love everything about fashion. I even love the fittings and watching it evolve from a pattern to a muslin to the final product.”

— Linda Evangelista

14. “I was having panic attacks. I didn’t want to live that way anymore. I was in love and I wanted it to work. I was tired of travelling, tired of the whole scene, just tired. I sat around. I was lazy. I wanted a routine, and I wanted to wake up in the same bed every day, and I got my wish.”

— Linda Evangelista

15. “I never, ever used my son for publicity. He’ll have his say one day if he wants it. He’ll have the last word. He has time to defend himself.”

— Linda Evangelista

16. “I like glamour. Not afraid of it.”

— Linda Evangelista

17. “People think modeling’s mindless, that you just stand there and pose, but it doesn’t have to be that way. I like to have a lot of input, I know how to wear a dress, whether it should be shot with me standing up or sitting down. And I’m not scared to say what I think.”

— Linda Evangelista

18. “I got so sick of my face and the flaws.”

— Linda Evangelista

19. “In photos, I don’t know who the real me is – it’s all pretend, just pretend. There’s not much of myself in my work. If I’m looking in the mirror and I’m working, I’m looking at my make-up and my hair. It’s not the same as looking at myself.”

— Linda Evangelista

20. “Hair is just one way of expressing ourselves. We express ourselves through how we dress or through tattoos or body art or piercings or cosmetic surgery...”

— Linda Evangelista

21. “I don’t think age is an ugly process. I think age is a beautiful thing. I love wrinkles. I don’t like falling down. If I just wrinkle, I may not touch. If I fall down, I’ll lift up.”

— Linda Evangelista

22. “Sure, I like my short hair. It also quadrupled my rate. I did get sick of seeing it on everybody, though – every stewardess, every salesclerk, and in every restaurant.”

— Linda Evangelista

23. “Cooking is one of my favourite things – from going to the market, bringing the stuff home and preparing it, to cleaning the kitchen afterwards. I’ve lost my figure a few times. There have been moments when I’ve overeaten, for comfort. But with discipline and hard work, you can get your figure back.”

— Linda Evangelista

24. “Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we’re not all clones.”

— Linda Evangelista

25. “I think I will always have a place. I don’t think I have to rule or reign but there’s a place for me.”

— Linda Evangelista

26. “I accept that keeping in shape doesn’t come naturally, so I work hard. I hit the gym every day: Pilates, yoga, weights. I used to love wine but I’ve stopped drinking. I quit smoking and I’ll never start again.”

— Linda Evangelista

27. “I have to get off the Internet. It’s so unhealthy for me. I do see what they post about me, and it’s not always positive. They’re mean – though there are some lovely ones. I’m so tempted to post something, but I haven’t done it yet.”

— Linda Evangelista

28. “I eat super healthy and I’m super fit. I dabble in every type of fitness. I have a trainer and I go to the gym. I do yoga as well.”

— Linda Evangelista

29. “Hair is the greatest thing to experiment with because it’s not permanent. If I didn’t like my colour, I’d just change it.”

— Linda Evangelista

30. “I did that Dior Couture 60th anniversary show in July. It took so long to get ready, I think I would have rather been watching.”

— Linda Evangelista

31. “I had no illusions that my career would be any longer than three years tops.”

— Linda Evangelista

32. “I don’t happen to think magazines should be full of thin people. What I do say is that we can all work a little harder with what we have. It is possible to achieve a better body shape and heart rate with nutrition and exercise.”

— Linda Evangelista

33. “Being a rock star was out of the question. I can’t sing.”

— Linda Evangelista

34. “When people ask how have I kept on top, I have to say with the help of every photographer, make-up artist and hairdresser I’ve ever worked with.”

— Linda Evangelista

35. “I was one of the first print models to go on the runway because I wanted to do runway. When I started doing the shows, I was the only print girl there.”

— Linda Evangelista

36. “If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time.”

— Linda Evangelista

37. “I have turned down so many major advertising bids because I think either the time isn’t right or I’m not.”

— Linda Evangelista

38. “Why would I be embarrassed about being Canadian? I’m very proud. We’re just the nicest people. Everyone likes us.”

— Linda Evangelista

39. “God help anyone who disobeys my recycling system. I have all the separated bins. I’m very adamant about it because I try to be a good citizen of the world, I really do. I even use eco-friendly cleaning products, but sometimes you just have to break open the disinfectant. Some jobs require it.”

— Linda Evangelista

40. “I don’t get cast for every job and I understand that.”

— Linda Evangelista

41. “I love, love, love fashion so much. That’s why I became a model in the first place.”

— Linda Evangelista

42. “I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete.”

— Linda Evangelista

43. “I’m part of a team that raises millions of dollars and raises awareness of HIV and AIDS all over the world.”

— Linda Evangelista

44. “When I started in the business, I was told I had three good years in me.”

— Linda Evangelista

45. “As long as designers want to dress me, photographers want to take my picture and companies think my face will help their products, then I won’t go anywhere until they’re done with me.”

— Linda Evangelista

46. “On days when I do not work, I am working on my image.”

— Linda Evangelista

47. “Designers and photographers still want to work with me and I’m grateful for that. I don’t know how long I’ll carry on – as long as they’ll have me.”

— Linda Evangelista

48. “I have this great fear of people – not when I’m on the runway, but backstage. In a room full of people, I really suffer. I sort of go into a tunnel and I feel very removed. I get so tense, I can’t swallow, and my heartbeat goes way up. It still happens now, although I’m better at controlling it.”

— Linda Evangelista