Barbie Ferreira Quotes

"Don't be afraid to show off who you are."

"I'm more than just a curvy girl."

"Curvy and plus-size models will just be models once it becomes more normalized and we get more representation and people are used to it and not shocked by it."

"I used to hate my legs, but I learned to embrace them. They may be bigger than the average person's, but they're beautiful. I love them, and I wear short shorts all of the time."

"I used to be insecure about my butt, but I no longer think of clothes as something to make me look skinnier."

"Airbrushing has sold such a false idea of what a body looks like to the point where people can't tell what's real and what's fake."

"I have a ton of guy friends who talk to me about their bodies, too. But boys are often left out of the body positivity conversation."

"I've always struggled a ton with my body image, and I wanted to help other people not feel so ashamed about themselves. It's a completely unnecessary part of everyday life."

"I always thought 'plus-size' wasn't a term that was negative - it wasn't something that I felt was something that was making me any different or making me feel like I was lesser than - and I found a community through it."

"As a child, I was so deeply insecure."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with the word 'curvy' or 'plus-size' because there are women who identify as that, and I'm not offended by it whatsoever because I don't feel like being bigger is anything wrong."

"When I was younger and really interested in acting, I would look at all the women on TV, and even the ones who were supposed to be 'geeks' or 'less attractive,' they all looked similar because they were extremely attractive and their bodies were all a certain way."

"I hate workout classes... Every time I go into one, my anxiety is really high. I leave immediately - like, before the warm up!"

"I never thrived in high school."

"'Fat' was a terrible, terrible word for me growing up. When I was able to reclaim it and call myself fat and identify with it, that was the best moment ever. That was the moment I really started to feel free."

"I've just learned how to put things into perspective and how to not be afraid of change while making decisions for myself. Also, asking for what I want and demanding what I need and being more confident in who I am and my ability."

"The way I move, the way I think, the way I handle myself - it might be by accident, but it's who I am, and I've just learned to own that."

"I think that people put a lot of worth into looks. Unfortunately, there's a standard that so many people look up to that is unrealistic for everyone's body type."

"I think representation is the most important thing in the world. People who are young look up to the things that they see in the media. They want to relate and to be able to say, 'Wow, I can be successful.'"

"I felt the term 'plus size' was inaccurate and kept all these beautiful, stunning women with the widest spectrum of body types I've ever seen - mind you, curvy agencies start at a size 6 and go up to a size 18 - from being seen and resonated with."

"I am unapologetically myself, no matter what anyone's opinion is."

"People are so influenced by the media that they really believe a 38-24-45 plastic-surgery body is normal, and they can't understand why a body would possibly have cellulite or bumps."

"We need to overcome the stereotype that genders aren't fluid."

"Every day, I feel different. Sometimes I don't put on any makeup, and other times, I put on a ton."

"Hair-wise, the move for me is to not wash it. I try to only wash it when I have to or for a shoot or something."

"I have been watching Youtube makeup tutorials since I was born. I did my own prom makeup and used to do peoples' makeup in high school for money."

"Less is more. I would notice that when I did my makeup, I was putting on more makeup than they did on me at shoots. A little goes a long way, so I definitely learned how to wear less."

"I started my modelling career by sending my pictures to American Apparel and eventually meeting my friend Petra Collins, who started shooting me for magazines around New York. I ended up signing a modelling contract with Wilhelmina Models a couple of years later."

"I was on the cover of French 'Grazia,' which was amazing. It was all over Paris!"

"My favourite movies are 'Jawbreaker' and 'Heathers.'"