"I always said to them, listen, there are thousands of girls that are much more beautiful than you girls, but you have an extraordinary character, and you're going to have to set yourself apart by being a role model, by showing up on time and being kind to everybody...to the light people, the makeup, the cleaner in the back of the studio," Yolanda told Elle. "Those are the people that you have to connect with, and that's how you can make a difference in the world."