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I would love to be in the pages of Vogue.
Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.
Self-love is for everyone and we all need it!
Loving yourself is a journey, not a destination.
I don't have to prove that I'm healthy to anybody.
Millions of followers doesn't equal millions of dollars.
At the end of the day, we all have issues with our bodies.
The majority of my following is not plus size, it's very diverse.
I represent women that you don't see a lot in media and in print.
My style is very eclectic, definitely more '60s and '70s inspired.
My only challenges for winter are jackets because I have big arms.
None of us have it all together; it just seems that way on Instagram.
I prefer waist-length or cropped motorcycle jackets because I'm petite.
I am technically healthy but my body is no more valid than someone's who isn't.
The plus-size fashion world is definitely built by women of color - 100 percent.
I love layers. And I definitely love boots and hats, I have a ridiculous amount.
I'd like to be the person who changes things, or at least open doors for others.
I'm not like recruiting people and starting a cult and telling people to be fat.
All I want is to feel good and really own my body, and that's what I tried to create.
I was really self conscious as a kid, I felt terrible - like a prisoner in my own body.
I can live my life, I can be at Disneyland and eat fried chicken, and that's my choice.
I've been called fat my whole life. I am fat, so it's kind of silly to get mad about it.
I feel sexy when I can be in charge of how I present my body and how I am in this world.
I have to wear Eloquii to red carpet events where my friends are wearing custom Versace.
My past is just that, my past. I try to not think about it and only keep moving forward.
I don't have any styling rules - for me, it's all about wearing what makes you feel good.
If I have the opportunity, a massage or facial is a great way to take a little 'me time.'
I take antidepressants, which I was embarrassed about for a long time, but it keeps me going.
For so long advertising hasn't been inclusive when it comes to plus sizes which is crazy to me.
Designers are either not interested in making larger sizes or they don't feel that it's important.
I would really love to work with major photographers who haven't featured plus-size models before.
The societal obsession with appearance is definitely something that weighs on your mind as a model.
Obviously I probably have internalized fatphobia about myself and what the world has ingrained in us.
I just say throw on your bathing suit or the shortest shorts you own regardless of your size and rock it.
I'm at the heaviest I've ever been in my life now and it took me being the heaviest to finally love myself.
I can never celebrate a success in my career without it being picked apart because of my size or 'my health.'
I didn't realize how important it was to exfoliate and moisturize the days leading up to getting a spray tan.
What shaped my perception about my body and myself was finding better clothes - that's what changed my world.
Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy?
I do admit that black men love me. I always forget that, and then I come to a black neighborhood and I remember.
It's refreshing and weird when your kids get older and they're able to tell you how they feel and what they want.
Imagine just wanting to share photos of my kid and instead being told I'm unfit to be his mom because of my size.
I love taking baths with Lush bath bombs, or just sitting in a dark room and watching Netflix to turn my brain off.
You can start with daily affirmations of love to yourself, like, 'I am worthy,' 'I am beautiful,' and 'I am loved.'
I mean, if people still want to hire my 34-year-old fat butt for campaigns and let me be myself then I'm all for it.
Miss Piggy's a big girl, and glamorous, and people think it's silly when I say she's a role model to me, but she was.
One thing I think constantly is if brands like Gucci can make plus-size menswear, then why can't we see it for women?
Why would I want to walk the runway for a brand to be their token plus-size girl when they're not even making my size?
I firmly believe that a big part of the obsession with women's thinness comes from the same place as male power fantasies.
I have no friends from high school. That was probably the reason I ended up dropping out, and I dealt with that by eating.