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" No matter what age you are, your voice should be heard, and you can develop a passion for something and be an activist in your own right, in your own field, for something you feel strongly about. "

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" I'm very much a positive person - I put good energy out there - so I don't feel like anyone would want to do anything nasty to me. "

Iskra Lawrence

Positive

Feel

Good

" 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. "

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

Iskra Lawrence

Got

Believe

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

" 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. "

" The most important relationship we have in our lives is the relationship we have with ourselves, and we're not taught about it. "

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

Iskra Lawrence

Years

Zero

" Every agency would mention my hips. I remember looking at the other models and thinking, 'I do not look like these girls.' "

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

" 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. "

" When I joined Instagram, I began sharing my raw photos along with my raw and honest thoughts and feelings. "

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

" Be you. Everyone else is already taken. "

" I did not label myself 'plus size.' The fashion industry did. "

" Clothing for larger sizes doesn't have to look frumpy and old; it should seamlessly integrate fashion - like Universal Standard. "

Iskra Lawrence

Old

Look

" 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 think unretouched images are even more beautiful. "

Iskra Lawrence

Even

Think

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

" If your girlfriend is saying, 'Ugh, look at my stretch marks, look at my rolls,' don't say, 'Yeah, I hate my thighs, too.' Say, 'No, you look really cute today - and I feel good, too!' "

" After so many years of being rejected and having my body scrutinized... for Aerie to come along and basically say, 'We accept you. We don't care about your size.' To see those pictures on a Times Square billboard, and they were completely unretouched, I just was like, 'Wow. I finally feel good enough!' "

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

" If you start talking to yourself in a loving way you're going to feel so much better, and your life is going to be so much happier. "

" Girls shouldn't be worried about their cellulite or their rolls. Or anything that makes us real. "

Iskra Lawrence

Anything

About

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

Iskra Lawrence

Story

Always

" I never want to shame anyone. I love going to the gym, and I feel proud and fit. That, for me, is aspirational. There are things you can do in a very healthy, natural way. This is how I work with my body to make it the best I can be. That's the shape that I have, just toned and tight. That's my preference. "

Iskra Lawrence

Body

Proud

" 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.' "

" There's nothing wrong with having a bad day. Let yourself feel those emotions because every emotion is validated. "

" For me, health starts from the mind, and it really does start from the inside out. "