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owns the room when she walks
the interactive part of it and I
in and she makes no apologies
enjoy sharing my experiences,
for her shape and her confidence
not because I want followers to
and her sense of self. She’s
stroke my ego.
curvy and sexy and proud, but is
expressing it in a more grown-up
Many young ladies who
aesthetic.
follow your career desire
to be models. What is your
You have a very loyal following personal advice to them about
of women who have been
entering the plus-size modeling
following your career. How
industry?
do you maintain such a great
I always start this conversation
rapport with them?
by telling girls to ask themselves
I truly treasure the dialogue
why they really want to become
and rapport that I have with the
a model. If you are seeking
women who read my blog and
validation because it was missing
have been supportive of my
in your life previously or low self-
career. I have always been a
esteem makes you want to prove
woman’s woman & I believe as
something to someone, then this
women that we need to support
is not the business to get into.
and uplift each other rather than
It will really break you if you do
act like we are better than one
not have a strong sense of self
another. I love having girlfriends
and I’ve seen it happen time and
with whom I can talk about
again. Modeling can be hard on
fashion, life, laughter, working
people emotionally. It opens you
out and all of that and I think my
up to be judged on your body and
blog is an extension of that part
puts you in direct competition
of me. I do this because I love
with an industry full of beautiful
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