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" I think unretouched images are even more beautiful. "

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" You don't always need to be this flawless female with amazing skin and done hair. Perfect doesn't exist. "

" 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? "

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

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" I feel like I deserve to be loved because I've learned to love myself. "

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

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" I tried the maple syrup diet. I tried the protein-only Atkins diet. "

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

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" Throughout my whole teenage years, I had zero confidence and had to build it from the bottom up. "

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