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. – Candice Swanepoel
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. – Candice Swanepoel
Being confident in your own skin is very sexy. I think when you have fun and are yourself that is sexy too. – Candice Swanepoel
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.’ – Candice Swanepoel
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. – Candice Swanepoel
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. – Candice Swanepoel
I feel if I’m healthy and happy, I look good. With a good mixture of fitness and healthy food I always feel great! – Candice Swanepoel
A relationship is like another job, you know, you have to work at it all the time. – Candice Swanepoel
Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it’s only people who like you. – Candice Swanepoel
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. – Candice Swanepoel
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. – Candice Swanepoel
I like a man who looks like a bad boy but knows how to treat a woman like a queen. – 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. – Candice Swanepoel
