I know a lot of people who really aren't beautiful because their attitudes are very nasty... Whether I make the 50 most beautiful list or not, I'm always going to feel like I'm number one most beautiful to myself... I get that from my mom, and my daddy and my friends who raised me.

For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.

I looked like an alien, and in front of the most beautiful people on TV.

I looked like an alien, and in front of the most beautiful people on TV.

There are a lot of people who helped make Queen Latifah who she is today. I don't forget, but a lot of people do and get big heads. My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home. I'm not allowed to get a big head; I've still got to do the simple things in life.

I really want to adopt a child... I want to be called 'Mom.' It really is the most beautiful word in the English language.