Marie Helvin

The average British woman is a size 12 to 14, but in modelling, a size 12 is considered huge, which is ridiculous.

I grew up in neighbouring Hawaii, where Tahiti is regarded as a brother.

I definitely think men prefer women more undone and natural than butch and masculine. They prefer a fresher, sexier, more feminine look.

I generally don't follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I'm covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan.

We discovered a mechanism which is like the garbage machine of the body. We need to remove damaged proteins and create new ones in their place, and we discovered the machine that does this.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.