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" It's weird to me for people to stare at me, because I feel like I'm normal. I don't see what there is to stare about. "

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" A journalist in Toronto named Shannon Boodram saw my Facebook page and told me I was 'strikingly beautiful.' She shot a YouTube video of me, and it made a hit, grabbing thousands of views. She said the camera loved me and that I should be a model. I had never thought about modeling - it just hadn't seemed possible. "

" Regardless of what race, what color, what sex, what nationality, what sexual orientation - regardless of who you are, equality should always rule! Whatever is right for you is right. Period. "

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" If humans want to see the same types of people over and over, that's what industries will give us. If we want to see something different, that's what they'll have to give us. "

" I am literally just a human. I have the same brain as you; there's a skeleton under my skin just like yours. "

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" I'm happy to inspire your seven-year-old child, but I do not want to be her role model. "

" The worst thing I've done while sad is sit in defeat. That's very unhealthy. The best thing to do is dust yourself off and try again. "

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" You should be careful what you choose to see as a role model, whereas inspiration can come from anywhere. "

" Kids called me a cow and mooed at me. "

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