Barbie Ferreira Quotes

Nowadays, we have to break the molds to what it means to be a model in 2016.

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

By no means am I trying to change the modeling industry.

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.

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.

I never grew up seeing women that looked like me in magazines or on TV and didn't feel like I had a place in the world of fashion. I am honoured to be part of that change.

I would really love to work with major photographers who haven't featured plus-size models before.

Fashion hasn't changed enough yet. There's too much a stereotype of beauty.

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?

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.

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

I think it's important that there is a change, especially in fashion. I'm pleased to be part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.

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.

I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety.

I'm pleased to be a part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.

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.

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

For so long, I have been an outsider because of my size. And I think that fashion has always, in some way, catered to celebrities or to a thinner idealistic model.

I wasn't put on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' as a plus-size model; I was put on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' as a model, as a rookie, as Ashley Graham.

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

The beauty industry is just like the fashion industry - prejudice is ingrained. But with new people coming in with fresh eyes and passion, I definitely am seeing progress.

The parts that I get to play are not based around the European beauty standards: They're more about character, and I love that.

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

The majority of women in America look like me.

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