Linda Evangelista is on the phone. "It's really important for me to be honest," she says. "I don't look like I do in the pages of Vogue. I think it's OK to say I'm 41 and it's work being me. It's a lot of upkeep!" She means it, and she's ready to go into detail. "I'm pro-cosmetic procedure. I use Botox, and I'm not afraid to say it, though I do like to keep some movement in my face. I see David Orentreich in New York and Karyn Grossman in Los Angeles. And I do Thermage, a treatment to stimulate your collagen. I admit to that. For me, it's just for enhancement, like hair color or makeup or any other tricks you can do to make yourself feel better."

She's keen to underscore something important, however: There is no Botox in her face at the moment. "I have refrained for over six months, because I am pregnant." The baby is due mid-October. "I've just finished up work, and now I'm nesting," she says, blissfully.

"Big Girls Don't Cry" has been edited for Style.com; the complete story appears in the August 2006 issue of Vogue.

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