Charlotte Flair Quotes

Back in Nebraska, I was known as the fat model - the girl who was pretty for a big girl. My body, like my confidence, has been picked apart, manipulated, and controlled by others who didn't necessarily understand it.

As women, we need to embrace our bodies and be confident with who we are.

I am comfortable with my body and embrace who I am. I love to work it.

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.

It's important to feel beautiful; it's political to feel beautiful.

Just because people are calling you skinny doesn't mean I'm like, 'Yay!' No! You're telling me I don't look right. This is me, this is my body - I have accepted it.

My curves are not crazy.

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

When I look at my body, I'm like, 'I'm a lead of a TV show?' To have a man in the business say, 'Come along just as you are,' is really an incredible thing.

I don't agree with body shaming.

I don't see why I should be ashamed of my body. That's the one tool I use as a performer.

I get a lot of really nice messages from girls who are like, 'You make me wanna be myself because people accept it.'

I've had self-esteem issues for a really, really long time. Plenty of people think I'm ugly, and plenty of people don't. But there's a moment when I'm modeling where I forget about my self-esteem issues and focus on what the photographer's telling me - and I feel pretty. And in that sense, it's selfish.

Every woman needs to look in the mirror and instinctively decide what will make her feel happy and good about herself and her body; that's all I did.

I've been told to be skinny before - it's already happened, but it's up to you to either listen or say no. I'm not listening.

Don't let anyone tell you that you're not good enough. Don't let anyone tell you that you're too short, you're too fat, you're too thin, you're too ugly - that's nonsense.

I'm more than just a curvy girl.

On my show 'The Real,' we often encourage women to fight against body-shaming and own the skin that they're in.

Women are hard on themselves. I’m trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body.

I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself'.

Everyone should love themselves, should think that they're beautiful.

If you can't stand yourself, neither can anybody else!

She figured if you weren't woman enough to carry your doughnuts with pride, you shouldn't be eating them.