A year ago, whenever I saw photos of Paris Jackson, I always thought she looked like Frances Bean Cobain. I can still see that a little bit, but in this Harper’s Bazaar cover editorial, Paris looks more like Vintage Madonna with a touch of someone else. Who is it? I can’t put my finger on it. Anyway, yes, Paris Jackson covers Bazaar. She’s not really a model or a musician or a businesswoman or even a famous-for-social-media celebrity. She’s famous for being Michael Jackson’s daughter and that’s why she’s gotten the cover of Rolling Stone and Harper’s Bazaar in the past two months. You can see the full Bazaar feature here. Some highlights from her interview:

She was her daddy’s favorite:“I wasn’t around a lot of other girls. When I was a kid, I was with my dad and my two brothers. Growing up, I was treated as the favorite because I was the only girl. I was the princess; I was perfect in my dad’s eyes.”

The real world: “Once I got introduced into the real world, I was shocked. It blew me away. Not just because it was sexist, but misogynist and racist and cruel. It was scary as hell. And it still is really scary…The first 12 years of my life I was homeschooled. Which means that the only interactions I’d ever had were with family members or other adults.” When she was 12 years old, Paris says she “didn’t have social skills. I had to force myself to learn so fast.” Even today she lives a pretty solitary life. “For the past six years, I’ve been learning how to communicate. And I think I’ve gotten pretty good at it.”

The interviews she does: “All anyone wants to talk about is my father, and it makes me sad.”

So why is she doing interviews? “It’s a complicated answer. It’s a feeling of doing something important, that actually matters, that’s going to impact people. Plenty of times I’ve thought about not doing anything in the public eye and having my own private life. Then I started seeing how everything in the world is going. And I feel like each year it’s getting worse… If there were to be a suggestion of an idea that women would be controlling what men do with their bodies, it would be World War III…I know there are a lot of people who would feel very blessed to be in my position, so I want to use it for important things. I have a couple of ideas. I have a lot of ideas, but I’m still trying to figure out the right way to do it. I mean, I’m 18. I can’t have it all together, but I do have a plan.”

Whether she wants kids: “Eventually, I guess. It’s just the thought of bringing more life into the world we’re current living in—are you kidding me? I’ll spare them all the tears and drama.”

On living in the spotlight and dealing with the haters: “You’re on their mind—how is that a bad thing? Doesn’t matter if they’re saying good or bad things about you. They’re thinking about you enough to write about you. You just can’t care… Not everybody is going to be happy with what you do. If you’re not happy with what you’re doing, that’s a problem. If you’re happy, who gives a f*ck?”

[From Harper’s Bazaar]

I have to think… what would I do at the age of 18, with all of that money, fame and media-interest? In many ways, Paris is doing a lot better than most of would in her position. She doesn’t seem to be partying. She seems quiet and sensitive. She also seems like a typical 18-year-old in a lot of ways. My hope for her is that maybe she goes to college, gets away from LA for a bit, makes some real friends, enjoys her youth and figures out what she wants to do and be long-term. I doubt that will happen. Still, I’m not worried about her… yet.

Photos courtesy of Jean-Paul Goude/Harper’s Bazaar.