Hayley Hasselhoff Quotes

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.

I've never been a size 0.

It can be very hard to find clothing for different body shapes. After all, there are only, what, five companies for plus-size women?

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

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.

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.

I'd love there to be more larger models, but it's just not going to happen. Designers love to design for slim girls.

I've never worn plus size brands, and I never had to because I found what worked for my body type. So my advice is to find what works for you.

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

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

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 really don't think we should label models as 'plus' or 'runway.'

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.

The fashion industry may persist to label me as 'plus-size,' but I like to think of it as 'my size.'

I'm a plus-size person, so when I tried to go into the Gap, I used to just walk out of there shaking my head because they have nothing that fits me.

I hate hearing from anyone ever saying, 'Oh, you only make clothes for models. That's so annoying,' because it just never, never is the case. Our top-selling size is probably a 12.

I'm curvy.

We sell in Moda Operandi, which, if you don't know what it is, it's a beautiful luxury site that does pre-trunk shows for designer collections. We got them to change their algorithm online to go up to a size 24.

I've always been full-figured in a not-boyish way.

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.

I'm a model, and I happen to model for curvy things, but at the end of the day, I'm still in front of a camera just like anyone else.

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

The plus-size fashion world is definitely built by women of color - 100 percent.

When I modeled, my name always came with a preface: 'the voluptuous Sophie Dahl.' I was the anti-waif, as round as a Rubens.

From 12-year-old girls to 70-year-old matriarchs, I know hundreds of women who have some sort of body image issue. This is sad and seriously worrying, but it's true, and it's why I feel some kind of social responsibility to do what I can to show a variety of body types in fashion magazines.