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

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" 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. "

" I was a 'straight-size' model from 13 to 16, but I was eventually dropped by the agency because my hips were too big. "

" I never could have dreamt that I would be able to help girls feel better about themselves. But now I know I can. I want to do everything in my power to do more. "

" 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. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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" I had a taste for this fashion industry that I loved and wanted to be a part of. "

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

" 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. "

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