Jordin Sparks Quotes

I used to be a conscious person in terms of dressing, and I wasn't comfortable with my body, so I wouldn't dress in a certain way. Now I am comfortable, and nothing bothers me. Once you are comfortable, everything starts looking good.

I remember thinking that I'd never show my arms on TV, but over time you loosen up.

Everyone has a different body shape, so you kind of have to figure out not only what works best for your body type, but what also makes you feel confident. Even if everyone thinks you look good in a bikini, and you don't feel good in it, you're not going to be at your best. If you feel great in a bikini, you can always work it.

I did, like, a couple of sexier videos, because all of a sudden I went, 'Wow, I have a body. I have this side of me that I haven't shown yet.' And I started kind of playing around with that side of things.

I started thinking: 'Okay, what's wrong with wearing a bikini? I look better than I looked in quite a few years, so why not? What am I afraid of?

To go from hating the way I looked to being a 'Cosmo' centerfold is a profound honor.

I always say that women should wear whatever makes them feel good about themselves. That's what I always try to do.

Growing up, I was quite self-conscious about getting too tall, but then I realized, 'You know what? I can use it to my advantage. Big is beautiful.'

I used to hate my legs. Now I've learned to embrace them. They've allowed to do everything that I am able to do.

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.

Feeling good about your body and feeling sexy comes from within, not from a number on the scale.

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

If I was going to be on screen in a bathing suit, I wanted to feel good about myself.

I have so much more confidence in myself now than I ever did before.

I think I've evolved into someone pretty confident - in myself and in my skin.

I do think that you can dress yourself out of a problem. The way that a haircut and a new pair of pants can make you feel is better than any therapist, because when you look in the mirror, you see a different person - you are a different person. It's superficial change that can lead to real change.

One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.

I make a point to never, ever point out my physical flaws... this is advice I give to women as often as I can. People don't notice the things we see in ourselves that we hate, so why direct them to it?

I was always superthin, too skinny, actually. I felt like someone could break me in half. I realize now that being a bit more curvy and toned is so much more beautiful.

I've always had an aversion to looking sexy, but I've grown out of it.

I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.

The other girls were so comfortable with their bodies and it eventually rubbed off on me.

That's why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through helping people see the beauty in themselves, I could try and find it in me.

I'm not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I'm thick. I like my body.

Maybe you just don't see your own beauty.