Sara Sampaio Quotes

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

Some people say there's a reason that Victoria's Secret wouldn't put me or any woman who doesn't fit within a certain spectrum on the runway.

I didn't even know I was considered plus-size until I was on the red carpet here in L.A. one day and a lady said, 'How do you feel about being a plus-sized girl in Hollywood?' I was like, 'What's she talking about?'

I've never been a size 0.

I did not label myself 'plus size.' The fashion industry did.

For so long advertising hasn't been inclusive when it comes to plus sizes which is crazy to me.

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.

Models are supposed to be a muse to you. Why is a muse always the same body type, the same look? It's boring.

All fat women look the same; they all look 42.

I'm embracing what I have. I'm a curvier bombshell with big boobs. I'm not high-fashion. I don't do runway. You won't see me at Fashion Week.

At the end of the day, it just means 'curvy.' That's why I think the word 'plus-size' in the industry is very different from people's mind view of what 'plus-size' really should mean.

We're getting to this amazing place where the average size in America is a 14-16, and we're starting to see that represented in the fashion industry, and it's becoming more accepted.

For a while, I was only being sent fat-girl parts. Seriously? Sometimes I feel like I'm making some kind of radical statement because I'm a size 6.

People have this conception of plus size models as girls who aren't fit or don't work out or don't really take care of their bodies.

The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes.

I did a little modeling in Minnesota, but because I was a heavier 'model,' I didn't pursue it much when I lived there.

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.

I think the labels 'Plus Size' and 'Curvy' should be banned. You don't say 'White model' or Skinny model.' Why should 'Plus Size' models have a label.

Curvy models are becoming more and more vocal about the isolating nature of the term 'plus-size.' We are calling ourselves what we want to be called - women, with shapes that are our own.

Why would I want to walk the runway for a brand to be their token plus-size girl when they're not even making my size?

My existence in Hollywood is a political statement, because there are so few women who are plus-sized or above a size 6.

I'm so grateful that I model at a time where 'plus-size' models are being championed, but they're still called 'plus-size' which is actually quite a stigma in itself. It's just healthy, curvy women.

The States are more accommodating to fat people - there are more plus-sized clothing labels, and people talk openly about it.

The concept of plus-size is so derogatory and weird. What does that mean? Plus the normal size? It shouldn't exist any more.

There's definitely been times when I've been on sets and I was the bigger model in the room, where they're casting girls.