50 Truly Inspiring & Powerful Camila Alves Quotes

Which are your favorite Camila Alves quotes?

Camilla Alves is a Brazilian model and designer. She is most famously known for designing the ‘Muxo’ line of handbags alongside her mother who is also a big name celebrity in the U.S.

As a model, Alves has had many career highlights, including getting signed as the new face for worldwide popular clothing brand ‘Macy’s’ and starring in big music videos for well-known singers, such as ‘Ne-Yo’ and ‘Bon Jovi’.

Alves has successfully ventured into entrepreneurship as well, having her own organic food company ‘Yummy Spoonfuls’.

Her interests in a healthy lifestyle are also shown through her self-launched websites ‘Women of Today’ and ‘Camila’s Code’, also through her experiences co-hosting the widely celebrated competition reality TV show ‘Kids BBQ Championship’.

Here’s a collection of the most inspiring Camila Alves quotes:

50 Truly Inspiring & Powerful Camila Alves Quotes

1. “The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it’s healthy, that the kids are good.” – Camila Alves

2. “I’m still learning how to do things – like lining my eyes? Forget it.” – Camila Alves

3. “When I was a kid, I wanted a Chanel bob and bangs. My mom said no. I went to the salon anyway, and they said, ‘No way – we are not going to do that to your hair.’ So I did it myself. Big mistake. Instead of my bangs going down straight, they were sticking up like a cat. It was horrible.” – Camila Alves

4. “I love wearing dresses that hug the body, but then, at the Oscars, I had a big dress, and I really loved that. It’s a style I never thought I would wear, but I saw the dress, and I was like, Oh my God, that’s it!” – Camila Alves

5. “Most of my family doesn’t speak English. It’s so important for the baby. He’s going to know all his American roots, but he also needs to know about his Brazilian side.” – Camila Alves

6. “I enjoy celebrating Valentine’s Day. It’s a nice way to say you’re thinking about your family, someone special, or dear friends.” – Camila Alves

7. “We tried every single way of giving birth. It didn’t work. I wasn’t too crazy about having to do a C-section and take all the drugs. Finally, I just had to be like, Let it go.” – Camila Alves

8. “My kids love going to school. When my son started going to kindergarten, we asked him, ‘How was it?’ and his only complaint was that he didn’t get to stay in there longer.” – Camila Alves

9. “It’s a myth that you have to wash your hair all the time.” – Camila Alves

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10. “I respect marriage, and I think it’s beautiful that people do it. But for me, more important than anything is having a peaceful life and a peaceful home.” – Camila Alves

 

11. “I like a little bit of a rough look because it’s sexy. But when a man has a rough look, and he goes and gets a cleanup, then it’s very sexy as well.” – Camila Alves

12. “A lot of people, sometimes they’re so stuck on, ‘I gotta get married, I gotta get married.’ They forget that the really important thing is to have a healthy home, a healthy family, a healthy environment for your kids, and to have everything going in a good, peaceful way.” – Camila Alves

13. “Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated in the way that they should be.” – Camila Alves

14. “Somebody showed me a picture of some event I went to back in the day, and I was really going heavy on the turquoise jewelry, and it was not good. I was like, OK, I guess that was a phase that needed to happen.” – Camila Alves

15. “The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts.” – Camila Alves

16. “A lot of times, you think you want something, and then you find something completely different.” – Camila Alves

17. “I come from a simple background, so I couldn’t call my father and say, ‘Come pay my bills,’ so I had to get out there and work.” – Camila Alves

18. “I love Austin for vintage shopping, and there are some really good places in L.A., too.” – Camila Alves

19. “If there’s one thing any mom should have for fall, it’s a peplum top.” – Camila Alves

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20. “I think the only time that I worry about looking good is on the red carpet.” – Camila Alves

 

21. “Embrace yourself and do what you can to look and feel your best. Don’t put on so many fashion trends that create a ridiculous style statement. Pick and choose what feels good, and flatters your own body.” – Camila Alves

22. “I’m definitely a vintage collector. I have a wardrobe of core basics that I like to spice up with different colors, new accessories, and I love to try on new things to invite something different. I find, with every new stage of my life, my self-image shifts with new duties and responsibilities, and so does my fashion style.” – Camila Alves

23. “I just throw on foundation and under-eye concealer, then dust bronzer on my cheeks so they look defined.” – Camila Alves

24. “If you think about it, all of us have one or more teachers who were instrumental.” – Camila Alves

25. “Because my hair is curly, I used to do all the straighteners, the Japanese this and the Brazilian that. And at the end of the day, your hair ends up not having a texture, not having the body – no shine. You’re pretty much frying your hair. So understand the type of hair you have and do the best with what you have.” – Camila Alves

26. “One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go – the whole family.” – Camila Alves

27. “When I had my first child, I started to try and make fresh food for him daily, and I became frustrated with the amount of work – and time – involved in making baby food at home.” – Camila Alves

28. “It wasn’t such a pleasant experience. We went through 14 hours with contractions every two minutes, no epidural, no nothing. Every two minutes, I would pass out. I went to the hospital on Saturday, and Levi was born on Monday.” – Camila Alves

29. “I was never the girl who tore pictures out of wedding magazines.” – Camila Alves

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30. “Before a shoot, I’ll watch what I eat. During the shoot, I watch what I eat. Afterwards, the first thing I do is go have a steak and French fries.” – Camila Alves

 

31. “The way we do music in Brazil is very different because we are so moved by music; we grow up with that.” – Camila Alves

32. “I love wearing my hair curly, but turning the curling iron all the way up creates curls that look really made up and artificial.” – Camila Alves

33. “We’re like a traveling circus… We’re always on the go.” – Camila Alves

34. “I wash my hair once or twice a week to keep the natural oils.” – Camila Alves

35. “My father always told me, ‘Before you become a queen, you have to learn how to take care of your own things.’ So I knew how to do all of it, but I had never really done it on a daily basis. So I was cleaning houses, and I started working restaurants.” – Camila Alves

36. “You need to let your hair produce its own oils and be healthy.” – Camila Alves

37. “A lot of the time, you see something really beautiful, but if you don’t have the perfect figure and are a really small size, it won’t work well for you.” – Camila Alves

38. “In my 20s, I wanted to be hot; now I want to be healthy.” – Camila Alves

39. “I don’t like exercising; I’ll be honest with you.” – Camila Alves

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40. “I have vintage things that I got nine, 10 years ago, and every time I clean my closet, I can’t get rid of them. I think I will never find this again!” – Camila Alves

 

41. “Vida’s definitely a beautiful and peaceful girl.” – Camila Alves

42. “I’m a mother of three. I don’t really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewelry.” – Camila Alves

43. “My waist used to be tiny. I just saw a picture of Miley Cyrus with a little crop top and low pants, and I’m like, ‘That was me growing up in Brazil!’ I had the typical model body, but after babies, it changed. I look more like a woman.” – Camila Alves

44. “When I lived in Greece and off the coast of Italy, I enjoyed a branzino dish so much that I created my own version.” – Camila Alves

45. “It was a really big deal to become an American citizen the right way. You have to work really hard, and it is such an honor to be able to say that.” – Camila Alves

46. “Growing up eating fruits and vegetables fresh from our farm added a lot to the way I taste and look at food today, and I wanted the same for my kids and other kids.” – Camila Alves

47. “I was never the girl that grew up saying I want to get married. I actually told my parents to not expect me to get married.” – Camila Alves

48. “I have a hard time finding high boots that go up to your knee, because of the shape of my calves.” – Camila Alves

49. “Women inspire me. Women in the airports, around the country in different cities, destinations around the world, inspire me with the way they express their individuality. I love watching women and discovering all the ways each person uses a color, pattern, a style, even a lipstick color. I’m a people watcher.” – Camila Alves

50. “I got my green card and everything through my work, even before marriage or anything like that, so you really have to follow the rules and do everything the right way to be able to accomplish that, so it was big… I had my green card for so long.” – Camila Alves

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