One of One

Anok Yai never really cared to fit in. Now she's reaping the rewards.

- JULIANA UKIOMOGBE

ANOK YAI INSISTS SHE'S "not your average person." That may seem obvious, given she's one of the most successful models working, but Yai says there's something else that sets her apart. "I'm very dark," she says, peering over her Prada shades. "I'm obsessed with knife-fighting. I love edgy movies-I'm obsessed with the Joker. When I started modeling, the industry wanted me to be the cute, bubbly, happy girl who's just a ball of joy-that's really not me."