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

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

" You don't need to be retouched - because the real you is beautiful. "

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

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

" 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 treat health and fitness as looking after myself. "

" I need to just be Iskra, and I've got to believe in me, or else no one will. "

" 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.' "

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

" I'm very aware I have very young people following me - 11- and 12-year-olds. I want to do things that are aspirational, so I'm not going to pick a picture that's unattractive - even in the sense of lighting and angles - but I make sure that it's realistic. It is me, and it is my body. I wouldn't put anything out there that isn't real. "

" You're always 'too' something. "

" It's easy to forget how powerful our bodies actually are. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" For so many years, I thought I wasn't good enough. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I live by 'Everything in moderation.' "

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

" I dreamt of being an Aerie model before I came to New York. That was one of the main reasons I came to New York and wanted to get signed. "

" My dad always has the best advice! "

" Any images that I've had retouched, I look at them, and I think, 'Oh I actually don't want that.' That's why I don't share them on Instagram. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My story is one of ups and downs. It's made up of tastes of success and a lot more rejection. "

" If you are trying to achieve the 'perfect body' or aspiring to be like someone else, you are only going to feel like you failed. "

" You are good enough as you, so delete that Facetune app and step away from that really weird filter that makes you look smoother than Craig David. "

" There's a direct correlation between media and how we feel about our bodies. "