“Charlotte Tilbury taught me about manifesting and to believe in myself. If you believe enough, the universe will deliver.”

“If you don’t know something, surround yourself with the people who do – that way you can learn from them, as it’s the way to achieve your ultimate potential.”

“My parents taught me to be kind and respectful to others, to keep both feet on the ground, and to be grateful. It’s what I have passed on to both my daughters.”

“My mum drilled into me the importance of being independent and never relying on other people. It’s a curse and a blessing to be so driven to be independent, but it’s stuck with me.”

“Karl Lagerfeld always gave me the best advice – he was my ‘magic dust’ and transformed me from a shy German girl into a supermodel. He taught me about fashion, style and how to survive in the fashion business. What Warhol was to art, he was to fashion. I will always be eternally grateful to him.”

“Barbra Streisand has been a client of mine for years, and she inspired me to start my skincare line when she told me ‘to be confident in your dreams and don’t be afraid of doubt – let it motivate you’.”

“I grew up with immigrant parents in the Projects, but my husband empowered me to see life through a different lens. He always says, ‘What’s the worst thing that can happen?’ We can be so scared of doing the one thing we’ve been dreaming of doing, but he shifted my mindset from minimizing risk to optimizing opportunity.”

“My sixth-grade teacher wrote in my graduation book, ‘know thyself’. I wasn’t sure back then what she meant, but it has been my guide for how I’ve lived my life and run my career. To understand your authentic self is really important.”

“Don’t be afraid of being told ‘no’. So many of us don’t like to ask for things in case the response is ‘no’, but I try to live without that fear of rejection. If they say ‘no’, fine; but who knows the opportunities that can open up if they say ‘yes’?”