Janice Dickinson

Janice: I'm not a good person to have as an enemy, say nice things about me.

Janice: (the reason she left America's Next Top Model) I got the boot from the teeny tiny [executive producer] Ken Mok. He called me the day before [the item] ran in the papers that I was replaced. I went on every TV show and said, "It was a great experience; it taught me a lot. I wish Tyra well." But you know what? At her last wrap party, she thanked everyone but me. She has me on her talk show talking about incest, sex, drugs, rock and roll. So I go, "Why is it that you can't look at me and say, 'Let's go out for coffee?'" She was like, "I don't know what you're talking about," I said, "Why didn't you thank me? That really hurt." "Oh, I forgot." What is it? Jealously? I don't know.

Janice: (being the world's first supermodel) I'm the first one to coin the term. Back in 1979, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, there were categories. Lauren Hutton didn't do catalog; she did Revlon or runway. I became a cover girl and an editorial model, and then I became a runway model. It just didn't work that way. Then I started working for Revlon as a spokesperson. Then I did catalog. I was at the top of the food chain. I solely raised the rates. I just wished I was working now. Gisele Bundchen hops down the runway for one passage and makes $85,000.

Janice: (what made her stand out as a young model) Back in my day, everyone was this apple-pie, girl-next door type- blue eyes, blonde hair. I had sloppy ethnic features, skinny minis, no breast. I wasn't in vogue. If it weren't for the late great [makeup artist] Richard Avedon and Francesco Scavullo, I wouldn't be here. They saw something in me that the populace didn't. Gay men made me who I am.

Janice: (advice for aspiring models) To have something to fall back on after they become models. Let's face it, there's a short shelf life in this industry. Cindy Crawford was smart and became The Mole Inc., but most models are just vapid nothingness. They've been endorsed by their parents, teachers, boyfriends, peers. They became empty shells. You have to have it upstairs.

Janice: (on having her own modeling agency) I'm ready for anything because I've been there, done that. I can help these kids. I have credibility in the industry for over 32 years- over 3,000 covers in every magazine in every country in every language. I became a model because I love what I do. I love everything to do with the lighting, the fashion, the film, the photography, the clothes. It's the only thing I can give back to an industry that fed me like a Vampirella.

Janice: (about the cover of her book) Everything about the cover photo is retouched and digitally enhanced to make me look good. Hey, I fool the camera. I'm a liar, a magician. I'm 51 years old. Without the fake breasts and the face lift, there'd be a middle-aged gray-haired lady staring at you.

Janice: Back in the day I was doing runway, editorial, advertising, spokesmodeling, and public appearances. Those are five different categories. Your Twiggys and your Lauren Huttons weren't doing that. I was Versace's muse, I was Valentino's muse, I was Alaia's muse, Lancetti's muse, Calvin Klein's, Halston's. I could go on and on.

Janice: Get a grip. The idea of the extreme makeover is disturbing.