Quotes from Adwoa Aboah

It's really difficult seeing your role model or your parent cry.

'Vogue' should be about giving a voice to all different cultures.

In 2017, there is more than one way to be beautiful and more than one way to be cool. And when you put an image on the cover of 'Vogue,' that means something that goes beyond fashion.

I can't deal with waking up and being sad.

The bit that I've always loved about modeling is show season: the hype, the chaos, the calm just before you walk out. It's your moment - especially when there's no one before you.

I remember thinking I couldn't be bothered to feel any emotions any more.

I know what my causes are. And I care about them, so I'd rather get out there and talk about them than just play it safe.

In the digital age, there are a million and one ways to find out what someone you fancy is doing - but remember, they can see when you're watching their Instagram stories. If you fall deep into a hole of snooping, resist flicking through the digital diaries of their exes, or at least learn to cover your tracks.

I've been lucky enough to have been given a platform through modeling, so now I can use it as an activist.

I don't feel guilty about any of my pleasures.

I did a school fashion show, and I got scouted there, but I wasn't very interested in modeling at that point.

I really, really need community.

My mum never put those fashion ideals into the house. I didn't wear make-up, and I had my hair all frizzy.

I wear trainers everywhere. Weddings, parties, definitely red carpets and fashion events. It's bad. And listen, I love shoes. I love high heels. But I buy trainers all the time.

I'm a bit of an attention seeker, so I'm always looking for a table or some height to get up on and dance.

It's about cultural forums and movements and collectives of people taking a stand. That's all activism is.

I'm not the tallest or the thinnest - and I think being in shows is a major part of when I stopped second-guessing myself.

I've got a lot of jewellery that I love - whether it costs a pound or whatever, it's all precious to me.

I did not know how to share with someone the fact that I was really, really depressed.

I'm a Taurus; I need a home.

In private school, I definitely judged myself against the lighter-skinned girls. I wanted to have different hair. I wanted to fit in. I thought that was more beautiful.

I came from a privileged background, which I am entirely grateful for, but it played a part in my feeling that I couldn't complain about my own emotions.

In the digital age, there is a new rule book for romance.

I used to get scouted outside of Topshop and stuff, and I was brought up in the fashion industry and did a few shoots when I was young, which was always fun to get dressed up.