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" Because I was a swimmer, I felt like sports did help me to realize that my body was more than what it just looked like... and if didn't eat, then I couldn't swim fast. "

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" I was called 'fat' 200 times on shoots and had serious trouble fitting in the clothes at fashion shows. All these things break you down to a point where you look in the mirror and don't like what you see. "

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" Phones are interesting objects. Sometimes you wish they just didn't exist. "

" For me, health starts from the mind, and it really does start from the inside out. "

" I have heard every negative thing under the sun about my body. "

" I treat health and fitness as looking after myself. "

" I refuse to let something as insignificant as a size or number on a scale determine how I feel about myself. I am grateful for my body, my health, and the life that I have, and no arbitrary number should have any impact on that. "

" I spent so many years being repeatedly rejected and told I wasn't good enough. It took a huge toll on my self-esteem until I realized I am more than my body and that, actually, our beauty comes from diversity. "

" Everybody can rock a bikini, swimsuit, unicorn onesie... whatever floats your boat. If you wear it with confidence, you will look hot. "

" The most important relationship we have in our lives is the relationship we have with ourselves, and we're not taught about it. "

" I started when I was 13 years old by entering 'Elle Girl''s search for the next supermodel in the U.K. I got to the finals and was signed by Storm. "

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" We need to see real women's bodies. "

" The more time I invested in myself and finding out what made me unique and special, the more jobs and campaigns I booked. "

" I was a 'straight-size' model from 13 to 16, but I was eventually dropped by the agency because my hips were too big. "

" Instead of waking up and worrying about your thigh gap, wake up and worry about what you're going to achieve today. What can you do, and how can you give back? "

" Invest in brands that make you feel good and that you believe in. "

" I'm happy with myself. I respect myself. And I know that no man, no jeans, no scale, and no booker is in control of my future - I am. "

" I've been trying to be the model that I wanted to see when I was a teenager, looking through magazines and not seeing myself, looking at pictures that were so edited. "

" There is a way to disagree with someone, but it doesn't have to be threatening. "

" For me, I feel empowered when I use my body to exercise, play sports, and explore the world. My body allows me to sing, dance, talk, feel - and eat a damn good piece of cheesecake. "

Iskra Lawrence

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" We don't need to be categorized - we are all individual and beautifully unique. "

" Change the conversation you're having in the mirror with yourself... if you hear someone who is saying something that is bringing them down, stop it. Don't be passive. Actually, take action and say, 'I wouldn't speak to my best friend like that.' "

" I want to be the girl that's real and show other girls that you don't have to have flawless skin or the 'perfect' body - because that's just not real. "

" Hateful words stand no chance against self-worth and a little of humor. "

" My confidence comes from the realisation that, actually, the best you can be is you, learning to accept who I was, what I wanted, and that I was more than my body. "

" The first time I learned about Aerie, I was blown away by how beautiful and confident the models appeared in their ads - and more so that they were un-retouched. "

" When you're happy and at one with yourself and have come to peace with who you are, that radiates. "

" Everyone has to realize that body-shaming can happen at any size. "

" Clothing for larger sizes doesn't have to look frumpy and old; it should seamlessly integrate fashion - like Universal Standard. "

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" I live by 'Everything in moderation.' "

" If you start talking to yourself in a loving way you're going to feel so much better, and your life is going to be so much happier. "