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" 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. "

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" You're dealing with all these foreign agents, foreign brushes, and different time zones. So, you have to put just as much work into taking that makeup off as you do into putting it on. "

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Makeup

You

Different

" 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. "

" Wearing too much makeup definitely makes my skin worse. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" We have to tokenize in order to normalize. "

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Order

" 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. "

" The more and more I got into writing, the harder and harder it became for me. I still love it, but it became much more problematic than I thought it would be. "

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Got

Writing

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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Wet

Looking

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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Look

Human

" New York has influenced me a lot in terms of my own independence. I'm really struck by the idea of authenticity, and I think New York embodies that idea, even though people are like, 'I miss the old New York.' But at its core, it has this natural, authentic energy. L.A. lacks that idea; it's painted over. "

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Own

People

" 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. "

" The Internet really offered a space for me to thrive. "

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Thrive

Really

" You don't want to be too hot in the club. And ambience is important - no fog machines. "

" The International Girl Crew isn't supposed to be super exclusive - that's a really important part of our brand and message. It's not just our crew - it's a lifestyle. It's for everybody to know how empowering it is to be surrounded by friends who motivate and support you and who you feel like you can exchange ideas with and do projects with. "

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

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

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

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Happy

Sparkle

" 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 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. "