Right before Cardi B took the stage with Vogue’s creative director, Sally Singer, at the Forces of Fashion conference today—the first day of programming’s grand finale—a short video montage of some of Cardi’s fashion highlights flashed on the massive screens at Spring Studios. Even just a few seconds of looking back at some of Cardi’s most memorable looks, and it’s clear that the Hustlers star is one of fashion’s most fearless players. From that pearly Mugler number that she wore to the Grammys earlier this year to the over-the-top Thom Browne gown she wore to the Met Gala more recently, Cardi B has already sealed her reputation as an undeniable fashion icon.

She aptly summed this up herself midway through the discussion today: “Every outfit is such a risk.” Cardi touched on everything from dressing her daughter up like a little doll to the challenges that come with putting out a fast-fashion collection. And in classic Cardi fashion, there were some wacky curveballs. Why does Cardi sing the climactic song from The Lizzie McGuire Movie every time she goes to Paris Fashion Week? And what exactly do she and Bernie Sanders have in common? Read the highlights below to find out.

On Bernie Sanders:

“I always liked him. He’s been fighting for a long time for all, you know. I’m saying he’s very passionate about people. There’s some people that are like natural humanitarians. They just want to take care of the world that they love, saving the planet. They want to see equal rights. He’s been doing that for a long time.... That’s one thing I love about him. It’s a little tricky now that he’s had the heart attack because people have been trying to paint Bernie as like this little scrawny old man, which is crazy. When I met him he was actually pretty strong and very tall—he’s six one. Wow! I don’t feel like because he had a heart attack it’s a problem. I have asthma. If I have an asthma attack, is my career over? I don’t like that.

“He wants free health insurance and free education. There’s certain things that are just common sense. Those are the things that I see in my neighborhood, how minorities get treated and the things that we see in the news. I’m sick of it. When are things going to change? When I was a little girl, I didn’t want none of the celebrities that I liked to curse. I wanted to think that they were angels. That’s what I want to look up to [in someone] as a president. I want you to be an angel, and I want to feel secure. I want to know that you care about my people and that we get equal rights.”