Barbie Ferreira Quotes

I like to refer to myself as 'The George Clooney of the Lane Bryant set.'

My first shoot was on a rooftop in swimsuits with two plus-size models who were curvy and voluptuous and beautiful, and they taught me so much about being beautiful in any shape or size.

In 2017, there is more than one way to be beautiful and more than one way to be cool. And when you put an image on the cover of 'Vogue,' that means something that goes beyond fashion.

I am not my skin. I am a model with a skin condition.

Confidence is sexy. That's what 'Sports Illustrated Swim' stands for. They have this movement where you can just be beautiful no matter what shape, what size, your height, your body type, your ethnicity.

I'm giving curvy women a seat at a table that we've never been invited to before - a table with high-end fashion people who have never considered us beautiful.

Part of the reason I wanted to model was to push the boundaries and challenge the perceptions of what a beautiful body is supposed to look like. Why should I feel any differently about looking good than anyone else?

I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.

My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive.

With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.

I just want to continue to break barriers and to show the industry and the world that beauty is diverse, and you don't have to be a certain stereotype to be beautiful.

Beauty is not just a white girl. It's so many different flavors and shades.

To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.

I'm 5'3'', and not often you get to see that in a magazine. I think that what is so cool about 'Sports Illustrated' is it's all different body shapes, all difference sizes. You have actresses, sports figures, musicians, so it's all about skin deep beauty sort of radiating to the outside, and that's what's so special.

There are tons of black girls modeling, and each one is special.

Just because we're a bit curvier doesn't mean we don't want to look great.

If there was going to be a pioneer of the plus-size girl of my shape on TV, why not me?

We need to work together to redefine the global image of beauty and continue to push for a more inclusive world.

'Sports Illustrated' decided to have curvy women not only in their magazine but on the cover of their magazine. Now, that means size diversity is here, and it's real, and it's not a trend.

We really shouldn't be putting a label on size. Fashion is for all, and I think confidence and happiness is more important than dress labels.

Sierra' is me being a plus-size woman.

It has to be something people prioritize - it should be the number-one priority: representing all types of beauty, all types of shapes and sizes.

My hair was curly, and everyone else's was straight or in micro braids. I didn't have a lot of money, so I shopped at thrift stores. And I'm petite - I never looked shapely. I remember thinking, 'Will I ever have that stereotypical round, full butt that people think most black women have? I had to find another way to feel good about myself.

It feels good to be a role model for little girls who don't often see natural hair on the red carpet.

It's always been a dream to be in a beauty campaign. Anything that can show girls they can look ethereal at any size.