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"It doesn't matter if you're a size 2 or 22, you can be healthy as long as you're taking care of your body, working out, and telling yourself 'I love you' instead of taking in the negativity of beauty standards."
"I know my curves are sexy and I want everyone else to know that theirs are too. There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt."
"I felt free, once I realized i was never going to fit the narrow mold that society wanted me to fit in."
"There is not one standard definition of beauty or one perfect size."
"I don't like to use the words "real women," honestly. I like to use the word woman. And I say that because there are so many women out there who are naturally thin, or are naturally curvy, and I think when we start putting a label on the type of woman it gets misconstrued and starts to offend people. At the end of the day we just all want to be known as women or models or actresses or whatever."
"There is no reason to hide and every reason to flaunt."
"I am always being asked to gain or lose weight, but I am at a point now where I don't care anymore. I love my body, I love my super-hourglass shape and I love showing it off."
"It's really important that we stop body shaming people online and on social media. The rude comments under pictures, comparing women in "who looks better" posts - all that does is force us to judge each other. It only sets us back and women, now more than ever, need to empower each other."
"I don't want women to hold themselves back. I think there are too many women who are self-conscious about the way they look - the way they see themselves in the mirror."
"Don't let your image, don't let your size, hold you back. If I had let my hips or my jiggly thighs hold me back or the fact that I've got these big heavy breasts, then I would not be where I am today."
"Love yourself. Be proud of who you are."
"For me, wearing lingerie isn't about anyone else but me. If I dressed for others I would be a miserable person."
"Embracing uniqueness and showcasing the beauty of our differences is what I am all about so the fact that my words and image can impact positive change is a perk of this job I never expected I would have."
"We are lucky to live in a world made up of so many different kinds of people and I am confident in the direction we are going."
"I have been so blessed not only to talk about things that I want to talk about in my industry, but also to have a platform - and people want to hear about it. People want the change; people want the difference; people want to know what's going on. People want to see themselves in the industry that for so long has ostracized girls of my size."
"I always say wear what makes you feel most confident, and confidence doesn't always come over night."
"I got most of my confidence by having a mother who never said "I don't like this or this." It was just, "You've got to love what you have because it is the only body that has been given." I know that is where a lot of my confidence came from."
"Who doesn't want to be comfortable all day long?"
"Growing up I didn't have curvy role models, mainly because I didn't see enough curvy women represented in major ads."
"As a model, I'm used to having my body scrutinized, and I have a tough skin so I can shake it off. I know I'm the only person that gets to decide how my body should look."