Hayden Panettiere Quotes

I look in the mirror, and I'm a plus-size girl, but I got it going on.

I think that each woman, whatever age, needs to recognize something good in her body. Someone has beautiful legs, someone has beautiful hair, someone else has beautiful decolletage or a beautiful waist or beautiful hands. Everyone has something great.

I'm learning to embrace who I am and what I look like.

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.

My body is my best asset.

No matter what shape or size you are, you should feel confident in your own skin. You should feel like a beautiful woman, no matter what!

I love 'HUMBLE' because he spoke on women with stretch marks and that's what I live and stand for is body positivity.

I think you don't have to be size zero to prove yourself... to connect with the audience.

Having those positive friends around can really make a difference in how you view yourself. It's helped me realize that there's no such thing as having a perfect body, and just because I'm not shaped the same way as another girl is, it doesn't mean I'm not pretty. It just means that no two girls are alike.

I have cellulite. I admit it. But sometimes I just say, 'Screw it, I am going to wear a bikini.'

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 can honestly say this industry hasn't made me neurotic about my looks, except maybe my weight. I hope my clothes kind of reflect that. They're meant to make you feel good.

I don't have all answers, but as far as viewing my body... I'm in a place where I can look at my stretch marks and say, 'Oh, hey, stretch marks!' and I'm over it.

I tell girls, 'If you're tall and feel too tall, the answer is to be taller.'

Don't get hung up on the size. If you feel bad about yourself because a 12 is what fits, take a Sharpie, and write '6' on the label.

I think that, if anything, the pageant is great for people who suffer from body issues. It's all about being comfortable with what you're given and what you have and being able to flaunt it without being insecure. It's about empowering women, not making them feel weak or less.

I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolute opposite. I didn't see all of that stuff as the American Dream. I just wanted to look normal. Now that I'm older, I really do feel like I am a beautiful girl.

No matter what size I am I love performing no matter how big or little I am! I feel good.

I contend that every woman has the right to feel beautiful, no matter how scrambled her features, or how indifferent her features.

A woman has no need to be perfect or even beautiful to wear my dresses. The dress will do all that for her.

There are days when I feel confident, and I feel like, 'OK, this outfit looks nice, I look good, I'm in shape.' But I'm never going to walk out the house trying to be sexy, because that to me is cheesy and not attractive.

Eve wasn't a size 6 and neither am I.

In a photo shoot, you have to be very comfortable in your own skin. It's all about confidence-boosting and putting on armor.

I am pretty honest about a lot of things that young girls question, like their body image.

As long as you feel confident, you're going to look beautiful. You don't need to be a stick figure to be beautiful.