>>> SO MY NEXT GUEST IS ENTREPRENEUR, WRITER, ACTOR,
MOTHER, ALSO A SUPERMODEL,
VERONICA WEBB.
VERONICA WEBB. WATCH THIS.
WATCH THIS. VERONICA WEBB IS ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL SUPERMODELS OF THE
1990s.
1990s. SINCE ENTERING MODELING WORLD IN
1908s AT AGE 19 SHE’S GRACED THE
COVERS OF TOP MAGAZINES AND
MODELLED FOR FASHION LINES SUCH
AS ISAAC MIZRAHI AND CARL
LAGGERFELD, RUNWAY MODEL IN ONE
OF THE FIRST VICTORIA SECRET
SHOWS.
SHOWS. >> FUNDAMENTAL DISRESPECT.
>> IN 1991 SHE MADE HER ON
SCREEN DEBUT IN THE BOX OFFICE
HIT "JUNGLE FEVER."
WEBB HAS ALSO BROKEN BARRIERS.
IN 1992 SHE BECAME THE FIRST
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SUPERMODEL TO
BE THE FACE OF THE MAJOR
COSMETICS COMPANY REVLON.
TODAY SHE RUNS HER OWN LIFESTYLE
BLOG AND CONTINUES TO INSPIRE
WOMEN ACROSS THE GLOBE.
PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME VERONICA
WEBB.
WEBB. >> HI, WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO CAN WE START WITH HOW YOU
WERE RECRUITED INTO MODELING?
I LOVE WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU TRIED TO BE A CASHIER IN
SOHO
SOHO SOHO.
SOHO. >> I WAS A CASHIER, I WAS
WORKING MY JOB, DOING MY THING,
GOING TO COLLEGE IN NEW YORK.
ONE DAY A MODELING AGENT AND
HAIRDRESSER CAME IN AND SAID,
HEY, YOU SHOULD START MODELING.
>> THREE PEOPLE ON THE SAME DAY
WERE LIKE, I THINK YOU CAN DO
SOMETHING ELSE, SOMETHING
AWESOME.
AWESOME. BOY, WERE THEY RIGHT?
>> YES, THEY WERE.
>> YOUR CAREER JUST COMPLETELY
TAKES OFF AND YOU GET THIS FIRST
CONTRACT WITH REVLON AND YOU’RE
IN THE FIRST VICTORIA SECRET
SHOW.
SHOW. SAME QUESTION I HAD FOR YOU AS I
HAD FOR ELLE, WAS IT HEADY?
WAS IT LIKE, I’VE GOT IT GOING
ON?
ON? WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE?
>> IT DIDN’T JUST TAKE OFF JUST
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS
EFFORTLESS OR OTHER THAN
SENSATION.
SENSATION. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF
MAKING MISTAKES.
MAKING MISTAKES. OF COURSE IT’S COMPLETELY HEADY
IF YOU DON’T COME FROM THAT
WORLD.
WORLD. I DON’T COME FROM THAT WORLD.
I ALWAYS FELT LIKE, AM I TALL
ENOUGH, THIN ENOUGH, PRETTY
ENOUGH, DO I FIT IN?
>> YOU FEEL LIKE THAT EVEN WHEN
YOU ARE VERONICA WEBB.
>> IT TOOK TIME TO BECOME THIS
VERSION OF VERONICA WEBB.
NOTHING IS INSTANT AND NOTHING
IS EFFORTLESS, MEGYN, YOU KNOW
THAT.
THAT. >> EVEN I MAKE THE SIN OF
LOOKING AT SOMEBODY LIKE YOU AND
KNOWING IT IS.
IT’S A GOOD REMINDER.
A GOOD REMINDER.
I KNOW YOU -- WE’RE ALL NOW
GETTING OLDER.
GETTING OLDER. I LOVE YOU WHAT SAY ABOUT AGING
AND HOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL WHEN
SOMEBODY COMES UP AND SAYS, YOU
LOOK GOT FOR 50.
>> OR STILL LOOK GOOD.
I THINK WOMEN NEED TO KNOW THAT,
ONE, WE GET BETTER LOOKING.
WE SHOULD EMBRACE THE FACT THAT
AS WE GET OLDER, YOU GET WISER.
>> HOPEFULLY IF YOU’RE DOING IT
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >> ALSO CONFIDENCE IS RADIANCE.
CONFIDENCE IS RADIANCE, MEGYN.
I’VE WATCHED YOU FROM THE TIME
YOU STARTED YOUR CAREER.
I THINK YOU’RE SO SMART.
I REALLY ADMIRE HOW YOU THINK
AND THE WAY YOU’VE BUILT YOUR
CAREER.
CAREER. YOU GET SMARTER AND MORE
POWERFUL ALL THE TIME, WHICH
MAKES YOU MORE BEAUTIFUL AND
MORE ATTRACTIVE.
MORE ATTRACTIVE. >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE
THINGS WE NEED TO REVERSE IN OUR
MESSAGING TO YOUNG WOMEN, WHICH
IS THERE IS THIS IMPLICIT
COVENANT THAT AS YOU GET OLDER
YOU GET LESS THAN.
THE TRUTH IS YOU COME INTO 30s
AND 40s YOU REALLY START HITTING
YOUR STRIDE.
YOUR STRIDE. >> YOU DO.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP THAT.
DEVELOP THAT. HAVE YOU TO TIP TO CHANGE.
THAT’S WHY I STARTED MY BLOG,
WEBB ON THE FLY.
>> A LIFESTYLE HEALTH BLOG.
>> I REALLY -- I SPEND MY TIME
FINDING OUT THE SMARTEST WAYS TO
INVEST IN FASHION AND BEAUTY SO
YOU DON’T HAVE TO, YOU CAN JUST
ENJOY IT.
ENJOY IT. YOU KNOW, I STARTED IT BECAUSE I
WANTED TO KEEP IN STEP WITH WHAT
WAS HAPPENING AND HOW THE WORLD
WAS CHANGING, HOW EVERYTHING WAS
GOING DIGITAL AND JUST TO BE
TABLE TO TALK TO WOMEN ABOUT PRO
AGING, EMBRACE EVERYTHING YOU
HAVE.
HAVE. >> PRO AGING.
NOT ANTI-AGING, PRO AGING.
PRO AGING, WHICH IS SO MUCH
BETTER BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NO MATTER
WHAT
WHAT WHAT.
WHAT. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> IS THERE SOMETHING ALL THESE
YEARS, DOING THIS BLOG, DO YOU
HAVE A NUMBER ONE BEAUTY TIP,
YOUR WAKEUP ROUTINE OR NIGHTTIME
ROUTINE, COCONUT OIL IN THE
MORNING, WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> I TRY EVERYTHING BECAUSE I
WRITE ABOUT BEAUTY.
THERE’S A COUPLE OF THINGS I
CAN’T DO WITHOUT, ONE IS
BREAKING A SWEAT EVERY DAY.
SO EVEN IF YOU JUST LIKE ARE
FAST WALKING.
FAST WALKING. IT WORKS.
IT WORKS. SERIOUSLY IT DOES WORK.
>> WHAT’S THE NEXT ONE AFTER
THAT.
THAT. >> DRINK A LOT OF WATER.
YOU KNOW, NOW WITH ALL THESE
HEALTH TRACKERS AND EVERYTHING,
YOU CAN START TO KEEP TRACK OF
WHEN YOU GET YOUR BEST SLEEP OR
WHEN YOU GET YOUR BEST EXERCISE
AND BIOHACK AND FIGURE OUT, OH,
I SLEPT MY BEST THAT DAY, GOT MY
BEST EXERCISE AT THIS TIME AND
TRY TO RECREATE THAT.
>> SEE PATTERNS.
>> SLEEP, EXERCISE AND WATER,
IT’S JUST THAT SIMPLE FOR SOME
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. VERONICA, IT’S WONDERFUL HAVING
YOU HERE.
YOU HERE. CHECK OUT THE BLOG.
IT’S VERY THOUGHTFUL.
ALL THE BEST TO YOU.
WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK.