It’s good that magazines know if they’re making models look like bland pieces of toast on their covers, at least they should have the decency to include a PUPPY. Karlie Kloss covers the new issue of Porter Magazine, but who is even paying attention to her when she’s holding such a perfectly grumpy German shepherd puppy? GET THAT PUPPY A MODELING CONTRACT. Anyway, in the Porter interview, Karlie talks about feminism and what she’ll be studying at NYU as a full-time student.

On feminism: “I grew up in a house with four women—it’s hard not to be a feminist.”

She’s a chameleon: “ I feel a bit like a chameleon. Not only in the way that I can adapt to different circles and feel really at ease, but it is part of my job to be a chameleon. I find it a challenge to physically take on a different character at each show.”

Her celebrity: “I’m a bit numbed by celebrity at this point. It’s being able to get to know people I have admired from afar and actually recognizing that everyone’s just a normal person. I see people more for who they actually are.”

She’ll be studying computer coding at NYU: “I’m not in any rush to get a degree in four years. I’m figuring out how I’m going to balance it all, but I am planning to take a class in the fall. I definitely could not get a job as a coder yet. But it is something I am fascinated by, even if it is not the profession I choose. Simply having the comprehension of the way that it works, having the ability to speak that language and to be able to not only comprehend it, but write and build something—the world is built on code.”

Her future: “Whether or not, 30 years from now, I’m doing this job, I will be doing something I am really fascinated by and excited by and passionate about. That is really how I measure success; it is what you do with it. I’m excited for the future, I’m excited for all that it holds, but for me the focus is on continuing to challenge myself and make myself better.”

[From E! News]

Just a word about coding – I love the “Girls Who Code” movement and the attempt to teach the younger kids (specifically girls and minorities) how to code. Yes, Karlie probably won’t get a job in Silicon Valley, but she might inspire some young girls to study coding because IT IS COOL. It is cool if Karlie Kloss is interested in it. STEM jobs are cool.

As for the rest of it… Karlie seems to be following the Christy Turlington method – go back to school, develop other interests outside of modeling, be the “good girl” model/activist/celebrity. It worked well for Christy. It will probably work well for Karlie.

Photos courtesy of Bruce Weber/Porter.