I'm happy to sparkle like a glazed disco ball.
Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.
When I started Instagram, I kind of just did what I like to do or to show the things I like, whether it be sneakers or weird flowers, have the little drops of myself and my style kind of fluidly throughout. That was really helpful in starting and carving out my own place.
I think self-love isn't some destination you get to and you are then incapable of feeling those feelings, but a journey in which you adapt your experiences to make for a happier life.
I like looking wet, sweaty, dewy, fresh.
You don't want to be too hot in the club. And ambience is important - no fog machines.
It's not fair for little kids to feel bad about themselves for how they look.
I went to private school my whole life. Growing up in Los Angeles, you're surrounded by not just Connecticut privilege but, like, your-dad's-a-movie-star privilege.
I hope that in 50 years I can look back and say I made my most fervent efforts to provide visibility for the unseen.
I am always dabbling in new skin routines, but it's always about moisture.
I went to small liberal schools my whole life, and I was also a bad girl in high school; I went to, like, five schools.
The more and more I got into writing, the harder and harder it became for me. I still love it, but it became much more problematic than I thought it would be.
It's really hard not to fall into that trap of insecurity when you're a model. Beforehand, I never looked at myself in a huge monitor with 30 people around it every day.
I die wearing a bootie for three hours. I'm like, get these off of me!
I had seen images of Crystal Renn and Sophie Dahl growing up, but I didn't really know about the plus-size fashion industry or how lucrative it was or, like, that it was changing or that I was even invited.
I have to remind myself when I'm on a job and I'm feeling a lull in attitude or confidence or whatever, I'm there for a reason. I have to constantly remind myself of these almost corny Pinterest mantras, like 'You are worthy.'
I think I felt pretty alienated, being bigger, being mixed race, being of lower socioeconomic standing.
It's important to see color. We are not the same. We have very different experiences.
It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased.
At times, the curve/fat/plus convo tends be this 'out of the dark' story, like, 'I used to be insecure, but now here I am.' But that is not my reality, and for most of the people, that isn't their reality, either.
