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" I remember thinking, 'If I don't love the woman that I look at in the mirror, I am never going to be successful.' That was the moment I had to start convincing myself to look in the mirror and start saying, 'I love you.' "

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" As women gain weight, they start judging themselves. But who cares! Embrace what you have. Say, 'Belly, you might be poking out today, but I'm going to choose to love you and nurture you.' "

Ashley Graham

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Love

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" Growing up, I had my mom to look up to; J. Lo and Marilyn Monroe were notable curvy women. But I didn't have anyone with cellulite or back fat telling me they didn't care. "

Ashley Graham

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" I'm a confident woman with thick skin, and as a model in the public eye, I'm conditioned to accept criticism. "

" I felt free once I realized I was never going to fit the narrow mold society wanted me to fit in. "

" I was called the girl that was 'pretty for a big girl,' 'the fat model.' "

" I love blocking people. I'm not afraid to block anybody. "

" When I post a photo from a 'good angle,' I receive criticism for looking smaller and selling out. When I post photos showing my cellulite, stretch marks, and rolls, I'm accused of promoting obesity. "

" We need to work together to redefine the global image of beauty and continue to push for a more inclusive world. "

" The biggest misconception is that the purpose of going to the gym is to change your body. We should be working out to be healthy. "

" There's something to be said about just being vulnerable. Every woman has gone through something in her life that has been an image issue, or it has been something where somebody told her she's not good enough. And every woman can relate to that. "

" My mom is the most positive person. She has always had a smile on her face no matter what came her way. After seeing that, I'm not going to let a little cellulite get in the way of my happiness! "

" I just don't live my life in a world where I am not feeling my best, and feeling my best is feeling sexy. "

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" 'Sexy' is a state of mind, and it can come in all shapes and sizes. It is different for every person. "

" There are reasons to set boundaries for yourself, but there are also reasons to keep doors open. "

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" I remember being told by my very first photographer that if I lost weight, and I was a skinny model, it would do wonders for my career. My mum got really defensive - 'I don't think we will be doing that, thank you so much, goodbye.' "

" This confidence is not something that happens overnight. I have been working on it for a long time. I look in the mirror and do affirmations: 'You are bold. You are brilliant. You are beautiful.' If my lower pooch is really popping out that day, I look at it and say, 'Pooch, you are cute!' "

" I work out not to lose weight but to maintain my good health. And anyway, if I did want to lose weight, it would be no one's decision but my own. "

" The really hard moment was when my dad said, 'Honey, if an agent is telling you to lose weight, then maybe you should lose weight.' I was 15, standing in our living room, having a moment I will never forget. I never had a parent tell me to lose weight, and it hurt. "

" I tried every diet, from living on cabbage soup to fasting to Weight Watchers, and then came the frozen meals and the shakes. I realized that the more I took care of my body, eating what was good for me, then I felt happy and whole. "

Ashley Graham

Good

Eating

" To some, I'm too curvy. To others, I'm too tall, too busty, too loud, and, now, too small - too much, but at the same time not enough. "

" I always felt second best. I was never the prettiest, never the skinniest, never the fastest in my sports. Never the smartest, because I have dyslexia. Then, all of a sudden, people were like, 'You're gorgeous.' And I was like, 'What?' "