Grace Bol

"Because of war I moved all my life"

"I guess Kansas City was the first home for me; the first city we could make a home. Before that, we were in a camp. We moved from South Sudan to Uganda, stayed in a refugee camp there, and then came to the US afterwards"

"I didn’t know ANYTHING about modeling. It took me so long to ACCEPT that I am a model. I didn’t think I was made for it. It took TIME to work on that"

"GIVENCHY was the show that helped everyone RECOGNIZE me. Riccardo Tisci was really nice. He didn’t speak much, but there was a CONNECTION"

"Sometimes you only need a minute in front of someone and, in that minute, surprisingly a lot happened"

"We have our own country now – that’s a first step. It’s still not the best, starting from scratch, but it’s a home for everyone. I just pray that the violence completely stops"

"Born To Stand Out,19 Oct '18,Porter"