I need someone who always wants more out of life. Like me - I'm just that way.

- Joan Smalls

People don’t realize that when you’re Latin, you’re so diverse. I am black. I am Latin. I am Spanish. You know? It’s a little bit of everything, and …

- Joan Smalls

People hide behind the word aesthetic. They say, ‘Well, it’s just that designer’s aesthetic.’ But when you see 18 seasons in a row and not one single…

- Joan Smalls

When you look at the world, the world isn't just one palette. It's a beautiful rainbow, and why not have someone to represent that rainbow?

- Joan Smalls

When you want something so bad and when something great happens, I think it's instinct that you say, 'This is gonna be the moment that's gonna change…

- Joan Smalls

I'm a little bit of everything. Sometimes people think I'm not Puerto Rican, because my name doesn't sound Spanish.

- Joan Smalls

I would like to pick Rihanna's brain. I love her style and what she does.

- Joan Smalls

I'd like to see more beauty campaigns for girls who are mixed Latina and black. And if I'm in them, that's great, but overall there's a scarcity ther…

- Joan Smalls

Fashion is part of our culture, and it's about more than just a pretty dress.

- Joan Smalls