Quotes by Models

The Olympics represent a global standard - for men, for women, for athletics. Rain Dove

Women Men Athletics Global Represent Standard Olympics

What it means to look like a woman or man changes regionally - from mannerisms to clothes to posture to makeup to even your vocals - so I just observe, and I replicate. Rain Dove

Man Woman Clothes Changes Posture Vocals Observe Like Look Makeup Replicate Just Mannerisms Means Your Even

The me that is me is not my body. It's an awareness and an experience. Rain Dove

Me Experience Awareness Body

I find when I'm perceived as male in society, there is an enormous amount of pressure, but it comes with respect, so it's a balance. Rain Dove

Respect Balance Pressure Society Enormous Find Perceived Male Amount

All victims deserve justice. Rain Dove

Justice Victims Deserve

I am a 100 percent determined to be a Victoria's Secret model. Rain Dove

Secret Percent Determined Am Model Victoria Victorias Secret

I've been told I'd make a great parts model. Rain Dove

Great Make Parts Been Model

My name is Rain Dove, and my pronouns are just a sound. You can use whatever you want. Rain Dove

You Rain Whatever Name Sound Just Want Use Dove

My very first runway show, I was in 'Vogue.' Rain Dove

First Runway Vogue Very Show

Being an androgynous model is one thing, but a lot of what we're up against is the way we stand for certain values, such as our sexualities, or if people with our look are common enough to be part of the consumer market. Rain Dove

Gender is a shackle. Rain Dove

Gender

The VS Angels are beautiful, but so are you. Rain Dove

Beautiful You Angels

I'm not gender-fluid. I'm not gender-nonconforming. I'm not gender-free. Rain Dove

I believe that if you want gender, then you can have it. If you want to label yourself, then sure. If you want to use history to describe who you are, then there is nothing wrong with that. But don't limit me on the way that you limit yourself. Rain Dove

Me History You Yourself Gender Nothing Believe Way Wrong Sure Limit Label Want Then Use Who Describe

I think it's a different kind of activism. Like, women shouldn't have to step into men's roles to be empowered. They should be able to step into themselves. So that's what I try to bring, that we shouldn't be thinking of it as menswear or womenswear; it should be clothing for people. Rain Dove

Women People Try Men Think Thinking Kind Able Step Like Empowered Roles Clothing Different Different Kind Themselves Should Activism Bring

My strength does not come from my clothing. Rain Dove

Strength Come Does Clothing

No mater what I wear - whether my choice or not- I guarantee I will be me. Rain Dove

Me Will Wear Whether Choice Guarantee