Top 43 Quotes & Sayings by Candice Swanepoel

I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.

I was a ballet dancer growing up and that's what I was convinced I would be.

I get skinnier if I'm very busy.

It's been amazing how this crazy career has been created. I feel that it's been given to me. I wouldn't be anywhere without Victoria's Secret.

If I'm on holiday, I'm active on the beach, I play tennis, I run, I swim a lot. It's just about making the workouts fun, I think, and then it doesn't really feel that bad.

I want to live my life naked, with all my little naked kids naked in the garden.

A relationship is like another job, you know, you have to work at it all the time.

At school, I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking.

I'd love to be a pop star - at heart.

I feel if I'm healthy and happy, I look good. With a good mixture of fitness and healthy food I always feel great!

Being confident in your own skin is very sexy. I think when you have fun and are yourself that is sexy too.

Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it's only people who like you.

I'm crazy about jewelry; swimwear and jewelry.

No one knows anything about the fashion industry in Brazil. They don't care what you do. They just want the beach and the sun and the fun. I feel the freest and the happiest there.

I have always been very comfortable in little clothing; its part of my job.

I was always interested in fashion and beauty. I was fifteen when I was scouted in a flea market. Two years later, I arrived in New York. I was in awe because it was like another planet.

Most women find a man with good manners sexy.

I grew up in a farm in South Africa and I was scouted there and they sent me to Europe. It's kind of been blessed, since then it happened all so fast.

I like a man who looks like a bad boy but knows how to treat a woman like a queen.

I grew up on a dairy and beef farm.

At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar to me. I would say to my mum, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.'

I try to train as much as I can, as much as my schedule allows it.

I was very skinny, braces; so I never thought I would be a model.

Victoria's Secret is like a big family.

The best V-Day gift I've ever received was a personalized photo collage.

Women are complicated. We all know that.

I'm usually bikini-ready all year round.

Brazil, I'm totally obsessed. I've been going since I was 17, and the first time I went, I fell in love with it.

I am healthy and happy.

My ideal Valentine's Day is spending it with someone you are in love with and for that someone to make you feel loved and appreciated.

Your body is a machine. Learn the right way to take care of it.

We are so lucky to be surrounded by such open minded, well traveled individuals. Everyone has a different story and journey that we can learn from. We get to express ourselves in art and it can be crazy, but that’s the beauty of it. A mixture of different people and personalities coming together to make one image. Our jobs aren’t easy but there is nothing I’d rather do.

If it wasn't meant to be, it would have never been.

My favorite designers are, Chloe, D&G, Christian Louboutin and Marc Jacobs. I change my style from day to day, so I have many favorites.

Some people explore who they think they might be. Then some people explore who they already are and empower it.

I'd have to say the Seychelles, because I adore being in tropical places. However, Paris and Milan are also special to me. Every city has something special that attracts me.

Good genetics are a start, but I have to go to the gym, look after my skin, and drink lots of water. It's my job to take care of myself and my body. Happiness plays a big part in your appearance too.

I don't know if it is obvious, but I am extremely shy.

Just be. Don't try to be yourself, because you already are. Balance your spirit and empower your gifts. If it is in you and you can feel it, see it, and want to share it, then learn to understand it, not become it. We are born with all the wisdom in the world; it's up to us to open the door inch by inch throughout life.

A lack of knowledge creates fear. Seeking knowledge creates courage.

When I think of a bombshell, I immediately think of Bridget Bardot. She's a woman who is so secure and just oozes sexy. Whether you are super feminine or more into that boyish style, you just own your look.

Of course you can't feel sexy and beautiful every day. But we try our best.

Being one of the angels is one of the few jobs that can totally change someone's life. For example, clients and designers who would have never given you a second look, now sit up and take notice.