I don't ever wanna blame my body for not being right.
I want to be the girl that's real and show other girls that you don't have to have flawless skin or the 'perfect' body - because that's just not real.
The more time I invested in myself and finding out what made me unique and special, the more jobs and campaigns I booked.
I tried the maple syrup diet. I tried the protein-only Atkins diet.
There's a direct correlation between media and how we feel about our bodies.
I had a turbulent relationship with my calves, but I love them now because I realize that they were never the problem.
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.
Any images that I've had retouched, I look at them, and I think, 'Oh I actually don't want that.' That's why I don't share them on Instagram.
I think unretouched images are even more beautiful.
I didn't always have a lot of self confidence growing up.
For so many years, I thought I wasn't good enough.
I had a taste for this fashion industry that I loved and wanted to be a part of.
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.
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.
You're always 'too' something.
I started when I was 13 years old by entering 'Elle Girl''s search for the next supermodel in the U.K. I got to the finals and was signed by Storm.
We need to realize that we can do anything with our lives because of who we are.
Clothing for larger sizes doesn't have to look frumpy and old; it should seamlessly integrate fashion - like Universal Standard.
There's nothing wrong with having a bad day. Let yourself feel those emotions because every emotion is validated.
I remember doing a commercial one time where I stepped on a shard of glass, and I was hobbling around in swimwear. It was raining and in the commercial, when I saw it, I didn't look like I had a messed up foot.
