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" Phones are interesting objects. Sometimes you wish they just didn't exist. "
Iskra Lawrence
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" I felt like the sample size was right, and my body was wrong. I basically ended up going into battle with my body, and that's a daily battle every time you look in the mirror. Every time you see an image of a successful model or someone who you look up to who doesn't look like you, you think you're not good enough. "
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