We Are Human

"I was an extremely anxious adolescent and as my career blossomed it tested my strengths, exploited my weaknesses and played with my boundaries – emotionally, mentally and physically."

“My mantra is ‘don’t change yourself, change the game’."

“My life began when I started to meditate."

"We each are precious. Human. Relevant. Every life, a pin-up."

"Mum and I have always been close, and to this day she supports me the same way as in the beginning."

"I could be accepted, I could be Aboriginal AND gay."

"When I started loving one part of me, everything else I hated soon started falling in line too."

"I grew up wanting to study the environment so that’s what I did."

"From a very young age I learned to appreciate the simple things in life such as family, health, happiness and nature."

“I’m a human on the brink of discovering what makes us tick and what makes us twirl.”

“My friends and family are the seed of my happiness, without them I wouldn’t be able to be as positive and happy as I am.”

"Inclusion has resonated for many women over 50 who feel invisible to the fashion industry.”

"All I’ve learnt? That we are in control of nothing, that we don’t know what life has in store for us.”

"Growing up in Africa is fast-paced: you start walking and exploring at a very young age."

"I grew up listening to war stories not nursery rhymes. I realised how liberating being different is."

"Enjoy your body. Use it, every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it."

“I come from Uzbekistan and, when I’m home, I love to hike. It’s so special to me that I have that time there.”

“The turning point for me was when I got tired of starving myself.”

“Take life day by day – these are the words I’m living by right now.”

“As a young Aboriginal man with a profile, I need to be a voice of change and empathy.”

“Many things make up who I am and I hope to inspire other women to understand that they don’t need to change that.”

"I am a global citizen, but Byron will always have my heart.”

"I never really had a direct path to follow in life, I kind of just learnt to march to the beat of my own drum."

"I want the next generation to know diversity and I want them to be confident with their bodies."

"That time in my life was horribly dark, however it is now what I am most thankful for."

"I was lucky enough to be raised around culture, politics and the wisdom and knowledge passed down from my elders."

“I feel really privileged to have learnt so much about other cultures, to have grown up alongside them.”

"So, I gave up football and, with the support of my family, followed my passion to make music, act and model."

"The world, sometimes darkened with prejudice and destruction, cannot overshadow the light that is produced when people of all races, cultures, religions, personalities, and sexualities come together."