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" 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. "

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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. "

Iskra Lawrence

Mirror

Clothes

You

" As a model, I feel a great responsibility, and I understand how an image can make a young woman feel. "

" 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. "

" I just spent five, six years sacrificing so much to try and fit into that one ideal, that one small standard, and I was never good enough. And it was just frustration that turned into motivation... That became my ammunition, all the people that told me I couldn't. "

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

" I know, when I was younger, I would look in the mirror every single day and hate what I saw. "

" We need to realize that we can do anything with our lives because of who we are. "

" 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? "

" I had had my own trials and tribulations with body image. I had gone through a lot starting from my teenage years. "

" Social media should be a true sense of who you are. "

" 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. "

" Like virtually all of the women I know, I spent my teenage years battling with my body and feeling I wasn't good enough. A lot of that negativity is because I was pursuing a career in modeling and was told countless times that my body was too big. My hips and thighs were too wide. "

" I got told I wasn't good enough and that I could never make it. And then Aerie told me I was beautiful because I was me. "

Iskra Lawrence

Beautiful

Never

" When I was a teenager, a mean comment would have hurt me deeply, I've made it my mission to be a role model for young girls and boys and help show them that other people's words or opinions have nothing to do with how beautiful they actually are. "

Iskra Lawrence

Beautiful

Hurt

" You should be waking up and being excited about what you're going to do today, and your friends and your family, and what you're going to achieve in life. "

" I always encourage other people to share a story and voices. That is so important. "

Iskra Lawrence

Story

Always

" I remember Googling operations to make my calves slimmer, and I ate only ham for a week to try and become skinny. "

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

" You can't compare yourself to anyone else. I try and use this advice daily. I didn't actually fully believe that until I was maybe 21 or 22. "

" Obviously, breast cancer is very much out there but cervical cancer isn't talked about as much because there's a bit more of a stigma around it. Certainly that's something I want to make sure that young girls know. "

" I don't ever wanna blame my body for not being right. "

" I didn't always have a lot of self confidence growing up. "

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

" A brand is only going to want to be more inclusive if they feel like it's going to be good for business as well as making the consumer feel good - so we have to encourage people to do that. Consumers have to stand up and say, 'I have power: my pound or dollar is how I vote.' "

" Aerie builds you up, and it makes you feel positive. Why don't more companies do that? "

Iskra Lawrence

You

Why

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

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

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

" I think unretouched images are even more beautiful. "

Iskra Lawrence

Even

Think

" You're always 'too' something. "