Ashley Graham Quotes

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.

My sister was the one person who told me not to change, that my skin was beautiful. She really helped me feel good about myself.

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.

It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.

I'm learning to embrace who I am and what I look like.

One of my intentions with 'Rookie' is for the girls reading it to know that they are already cool enough and smart enough and pretty enough.

Anything I can give women to help them feel better about themselves, that's what I want to do.

It's hard for every girl to accept their body. This is something that I try to work on every day to set a good example.

It's okay to wake up and look however you look. You are beautiful regardless.

One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.

I feel like I'm beautiful, and every woman should feel like that.

I just want women to feel beautiful.

That's why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through helping people see the beauty in themselves, I could try and find it in me.

When I meet young girls, I'm always like, 'Just do me one favour. Love what you look like right now - and remember I said it 10 years from now because it's the greatest gift I can give.'

Learning to love my inner and outer beauty wasn't an easy road. I still don't always love the reflection I see in the mirror, but I have learned that my outer appearance does not define me.

If you're comfortable with yourself, then you'll look beautiful. If you're not feeling comfortable with yourself, than that kind of shows. I think that as cheesy as the pageant industry can be seen at times, it actually does help women - boosting their confidence and growing into their own. I have to give it credit for that.

I know many beautiful people and their lives are just so terrible. They feel so uncomfortable with themselves. Being comfortable is not about what you look like, but how you feel.

I fall asleep feeling beautiful. Then, in the morning, before I leave the house, I say five things I love about myself, like 'You have really pretty eyes.' That way I can go out into the world with that little bit of extra confidence. It's a feel-good protein shake in my back pocket in case someone messes with me that day.

I think we women need to be kinder to ourselves. That we are just the way we are is enough.

Every girl/woman in the world has flaws. Instead of focusing on your flaws when you look in a mirror, focus on the parts of you that you love; try to do this every morning. You will ooze confidence all day long.

My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.

I'm trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body.

Every girl likes feeling hot and sexy and beautiful and likes hearing it.

As a woman, I believe you have to embrace your body, and feel beautiful both inside and out.

I find that a lot of women respond to my work in that it doesn't make them feel bad about themselves.