--- title: "1 Want Recognized Quotes By Chanel Iman" description: "1 Want Recognized quotes by Chanel Iman. Plus more from Chanel Iman and more Want Recognized sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/chanel-iman-17077_black_i-don-t-want-to-be-known-as-the-black-mo_2451787.png" --- > [I don't want to be known as the black model. I want to be recognized as Chanel Iman, a personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/i-don-t-want-to-be-known-as-the-black-model-i-want-to-be-recognized/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/chanel-iman-17077_black_i-don-t-want-to-be-known-as-the-black-mo_2451787.png) ## More by Chanel Iman > [I want to do television, film, music and designing. I want to do it all!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/i-want-to-do-television-film-music-and-designing-i-want-to-do-it-all/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [I'm grateful to look the way I do. However, if I could change anything, I would like to be a bit bigger all over.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/i-m-grateful-to-look-the-way-i-do-however-if-i-could-change-anything/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [When I know I have a huge shoot, I’ll just go into the sauna and steam out my face. Product-wise, I don’t really do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/when-i-know-i-have-a-huge-shoot-i-ll-just-go-into-the-sauna-and-steam/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [I don't like to fly. What's it called when the plane shakes? Turbulence, takeoffs... I grab my chair, close my eyes, count to 30,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/i-don-t-like-to-fly-what-s-it-called-when-the-plane-shakes-turbulence/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [A good night's sleep is always the best way to wake up and go to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/a-good-night-s-sleep-is-always-the-best-way-to-wake-up-and-go-to-work/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [I'm my own person, and I want people to know me for who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/i-m-my-own-person-and-i-want-people-to-know-me-for-who-i-am/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [I have had the privilege of working with the best in the business, from photographers to designers to magazines. There's not much more to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/i-have-had-the-privilege-of-working-with-the-best-in-the-business/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [I don't get facials. The last time I got a facial was when I first started modeling when I was 15 or 16. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/i-don-t-get-facials-the-last-time-i-got-a-facial-was-when-i-first/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/the-first-time-my-friends-saw-me-in-a-magazine-i-was-so-excited/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [It usually takes an ethnic girl - I'm not saying black, I'm saying ethnic, let's make that clear - twice as long. We've gotta…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/it-usually-takes-an-ethnic-girl-i-m-not-saying-black-i-m-saying/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [We always had 'Vogue' in our house. But, when I was around 12, my Mom finally took me seriously about modeling and put a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/we-always-had-vogue-in-our-house-but-when-i-was-around-12-my-mom/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [Honestly, I try to forget Fashion Week once it's over. I just want to go home and rest and just forget I even did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/honestly-i-try-to-forget-fashion-week-once-it-s-over-i-just-want-to/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [That’s my next journey - to be a great actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/that-s-my-next-journey-to-be-a-great-actress/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [In a couple of years, I'll be the most glamorous woman, hopefully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/in-a-couple-of-years-i-ll-be-the-most-glamorous-woman-hopefully/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) > [Five years from now I see myself still working hard to get where I want to be, because I think big.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-iman/five-years-from-now-i-see-myself-still-working-hard-to-get-where-i/) [Chanel Iman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-iman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want-recognized/chanel-iman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Want Recognized Quotes By Chanel Iman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't want to be known as the black model. 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