Wealth & Money Quote by Eva Herzigova

Herzigova’s line lands with the bluntness of someone who has seen the glamour economy up close and decided not to confuse it with a retirement plan. “I put my money in the bank” isn’t just prudence; it’s a quiet rebuke to an industry that sells youth as if it were a renewable resource. In a business where your face is the product and your relevance is measured in seasons, saving becomes an act of self-possession.

The subtext sits in the phrasing “when I’m not famous any more.” Not “if,” not “in case,” but “when” - a small word that signals clear-eyed acceptance of the model life cycle. Fame here is treated like weather: intense, temporary, and not worth building a house out of. She’s also puncturing the myth that models are either frivolous or permanently set for life. The public sees campaigns and runways; she’s reminding us that income can be wildly front-loaded, precarious, and tied to a narrow window of marketability.

Culturally, the quote reads like an early, practical version of what we now call personal branding’s downside: attention is monetizable, but it’s not stable. Herzigova is narrating a kind of financial literacy that doesn’t get romanticized in fashion lore - the unsexy discipline that lets you outlive the moment that made you legible to strangers. The intent isn’t to complain; it’s to redraw the power line, shifting from being looked at to looking ahead.