Nia Jax Quotes

If there was going to be a pioneer of the plus-size girl of my shape on TV, why not me?

I just want to send the best message possible to women. And I'm just so thankful because I honestly never thought I could model. I've always been told I wasn't tall enough, I wasn't thin enough.

As a young girl who was not confident in myself, I think I would tell girls of all ages that there is no one type of beauty, and looking towards one standard is the most unhealthy thing in the world.

I think it's really important for all young girls to see themselves represented in fashion so they don't feel alone in the world.

I didn't even aspire to be a model because I didn't see myself represented, even as simple as the freckles on my skin.

The SI Swim cover was life changing, not just for myself but for women everywhere who've been told they can't do something because of their size. Body positivity is no longer a side conversation, it's mainstream.

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.

It's my crusade to help women feel good about themselves.

I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.

It's easy to be critical of ourselves and other women around us. We stand in front of the mirror and only focus on the things we hate about our body and our appearance. But I encourage you to change that attitude the next time you are in front of the mirror.

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

It's important for a woman to feel good in her clothes. It's OK to have curves and to work them.

With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.

I feel empowered the fact that I can look the way that I do on stage and in photos - I can look that way any time I want. And I feel like it's important message to other women that they can do it, too.

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

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

I design to make women feel confident and beautiful.

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

We women are way too hard on ourselves. I don't know who some women are dressing for, but we should be celebrating our bodies.

What I think is exciting is that, to a certain extent, there is a revolution happening where black women are owning their own beauty, despite the standard of beauty that in the past has not had space for it.

I know what it's like to turn the page of a magazine and not see anyone like you. It takes a lot, a lot, a lot of talking to yourself to confirm your self-worth.

Very few women get asked to be in the swimsuit issue, and I'm really proud to be one of so many beautiful and empowering women.

You can look good. Don't let nobody tell you you can't look good because of your size... or what size your feet is.

I just think about little me - what it would have meant to me to see a chubby girl in movies and a big girl get the guy and be the princess, be the hero. I think that would've really changed a lot for me.

I'm working to create a space where it feels easy to include and imagine black girls and make black girls like me the main characters of our lives.