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All Quotes by author - Paloma Elsesser

" A huge part of my career and how I want to participate in the world is being unapologetically myself and being honest and vulnerable. "

" At times, the curve/fat/plus convo tends be this 'out of the dark' story, like, 'I used to be insecure, but now here I am.' But that is not my reality, and for most of the people, that isn't their reality, either. "

" Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self. "

" Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut. "

" For makeup, I swear by a base of Embryolisse, Nars concealer, that Bobbie Brown foundation stick, Pat's highlighter, a brow fill-in with dark brown eyeshadow and angle brush, a groom with Anastasia brow gel, an eyelash curl, and two swipes of drugstore mascara. "

" Growing up, people would always say, 'You have such a pretty face.' It's kind of backhanded. That's the kind of things we have to stomach. "

" Having a multi-cultural background has granted me access into different ideologies, cultures, and ways of living. It has shaped who I am and how I participate in the world. "

" I am always dabbling in new skin routines, but it's always about moisture. "

" I am trying to be the girl I didn't have. That's important to me. I have to be conscious of that. In this weird, dark, small, very intimate way, there's a girl out there who relies on me. And that's super important to me, and I don't want to let her down. "

" I die wearing a bootie for three hours. I'm like, get these off of me! "

" I had seen images of Crystal Renn and Sophie Dahl growing up, but I didn't really know about the plus-size fashion industry or how lucrative it was or, like, that it was changing or that I was even invited. "

" I have to remind myself when I'm on a job and I'm feeling a lull in attitude or confidence or whatever, I'm there for a reason. I have to constantly remind myself of these almost corny Pinterest mantras, like 'You are worthy.' "

" I hope that in 50 years I can look back and say I made my most fervent efforts to provide visibility for the unseen. "

" I like looking wet, sweaty, dewy, fresh. "

" I'm happy to sparkle like a glazed disco ball. "

" I moved to New York for school right after I turned 18, but I started getting into trouble - so I went home to L.A. to regroup. "

" I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know. "

" I remember going to the Gap when I was in the fifth grade, and I desperately wanted a pair of blue jeans. I was with my dad, and I remember picking up the jeans, looking at them, and thinking that they had to fit me. But there was nothing that fit me. This was before the age of stretch, so I was trying on adult Gap. "

" I think I felt pretty alienated, being bigger, being mixed race, being of lower socioeconomic standing. "

" I think self-love isn't some destination you get to and you are then incapable of feeling those feelings, but a journey in which you adapt your experiences to make for a happier life. "

" It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent. "

" It's important to see color. We are not the same. We have very different experiences. "

" It's not fair for little kids to feel bad about themselves for how they look. "

" It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased. "

" It's really hard not to fall into that trap of insecurity when you're a model. Beforehand, I never looked at myself in a huge monitor with 30 people around it every day. "

" It took a lot for me to be able to say that I'm a plus-size model or a model at all without feeling terror or this kind of panic, because it was something so unplanned. "

" I wasn't scouted in the mall as a kid; it just kinda happened naturally 'cause of Instagram and New York and being visible, which is cool. Things just started rolling in. Timing was in my favour 'cause the Internet acted as a catalyst for the fashion industry to change and be more open 'cause people demanded it. "

" I went to private school my whole life. Growing up in Los Angeles, you're surrounded by not just Connecticut privilege but, like, your-dad's-a-movie-star privilege. "

" I went to small liberal schools my whole life, and I was also a bad girl in high school; I went to, like, five schools. "

" My parents always supported me and complimented me on other things, not just my looks. They told me I was capable, that I was smart, that I was creative. "

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