Q) How did you get involved in the competition to begin with?

A) I never thought about trying out for "America's Next Top Model" and I never really watched the show completely. So, it was really a random thing. I just went and auditioned one day.

Q) How did you feel about Whitney's win?

A) When Claire [Unabia], Lauren [Utter] and Katarzyna [Dolinska] got kicked off, I was just like this whole thing is a joke. They look like models. If this is supposed to be a modeling competition, one of them should have won or Anya [Kop] should have won. But, it goes to show you that it might be about politics.

Q) Why do you think she was chosen as the winner?

A) Whitney took great pictures and she definitely knows how to conduct herself - she's very outspoken and she speaks really well. I think that's why she won over Anya, otherwise I wanted Anya to win. Anya has that high fashion look and she really knows how to model, but she lacks the confidence and speech skills that Whitney has.

Q) How do you feel about Whitney's "full-figured" label?

A) To be quite honest, Whitney doesn't look like a plus-sized model to me. I feel like she doesn't look like a plus-sized model and, therefore, is sending the wrong message because there are women who are actually full-figured and they see her and say, 'Wow, if she's a plus-size model than what am I?' But honestly, I think it's about time if that's what it takes to change the face of fashion, than that's a tiny step. Hopefully, we will have another woman who represents a larger portion of American plus-size models.

Q) Did you expect to do so well in the competition?

A) Well, every week I thought, 'I'm going home,' but I'm actually really surprised that I made it that far. I kind of had an idea that Whitney was going to win.

Q) What advice do you have for future contestants?

A) It's not as glamorous as it looks on TV. Definitely make sure you want to model and be on the show. It's really hard and it's not as easy as it looks on TV. It's not always so glamorous. It's very tough.

Q) How do you feel about the judges referring to you as "Baby Iman?"

A) It's so funny because I actually did not like that at all. I did say, 'Yeah, people think I look like Iman.' I never said, 'I think I look like Iman.' We look a little similar, but we don't look that much alike. I was quite flattered to be compared to a supermodel, but at the same time I feel like it didn't help me at all. I want people to know me as Fatima. I don't want to be known as "Baby Iman." I want to make a name for myself.

Q) Do you feel you were portrayed accurately?

A) It's funny because I did say all the things that appeared on TV, but it's just hard because you don't know the whole story. It's weird. I mean, yeah, I was portrayed to an extant, but not completely. That's not how I am all the time.

Q) The judges felt you had a hard time listening to directions. Why do you think they felt that way?

A) It's probably because I had no idea what the hell I was doing. I didn't know anything about modeling. It was so foreign to me. It was just so hard to concentrate with a camera in your face, people yelling at you, cold weather, etc. I know that models works hard, but that show is intense. It's probably because I just didn't know what I was doing. It's not like I purposely tried to sabotage myself. Why would I try to sabotage myself and not listen? That's so silly.

Q) Do you feel the producers intentionally scheduled your consulate appointment to conflict with a photo shoot?

A) All I know is that I had to go get my Visa and I missed the photo shoot, but I'm like, 'How am I supposed to get my Visa when my appointment is at the same time as the photo shoot time?' Clearly, they knew I was going to miss the photo shoot, I assume.

Q) How did you feel seeing Stacy-Ann get eliminated despite you not participating in the photo shoot?

A) That was such a weird moment for me. I felt really bad for Stacy-Ann. They made it seem like I really did it on purpose or something like that, but I honestly had no control of the situation. If somebody's an immigrant, they'll understand - immigration takes forever with everything. For a moment, I thought, 'maybe I should give it to Stacy-Ann and step down,' but then I was like 'Well, the show went through all the troubles to get me my papers.' I felt like I'd be letting them down if I did that. It was really strange and emotional.

Q) You had the opportunity to discuss your traumatic experience of genital mutilation. Are you going to use your platform to speak more about your past?

A) I was talking about things that I never really talked about before. I felt very vulnerable. It really helped me a lot because I feel like I'm more sure about myself now than I was before I went on the show. It's something I've always wanted to address. It's something that I want to give awareness to. I heard some people saying, 'She's using her story to get on the show.' But come on. Really? I feel that everybody has the right to share their life experiences and that was my life experience.

Q) What does the future hold for you?

A) I'm finishing my last week of college and then, I'm going to hit the streets of New York to try and see what agencies I can get hooked up with. I definitely want to take this serious and model now that I know I can actually do it because before I really had no confidence in terms of modeling because I didn't know what I was doing.