Queen Latifah Quotes

I'm representing the curvy girls and that's great.

My first shoot was on a rooftop in swimsuits with two plus-size models who were curvy and voluptuous and beautiful, and they taught me so much about being beautiful in any shape or size.

It's always been a dream to be in a beauty campaign. Anything that can show girls they can look ethereal at any size.

Fashion can always be a part of your life no matter what shape or size you are. You don't need to feel like you have to fit into a box because you aren't a certain size that your favorite designer carries.

I think women think I'm inspirational because I'm unapologetic. I have cellulite. I have back fat. I've got a thick stomach. But I work my body like I don't because I don't know any other body. I don't know how to feel thin. I just know how to feel like Ashley.

What the body-positive movement wants is to stop categorizing people, and to let people of all body types be able to do anything, whether they're slightly bigger than the average model or a lot bigger.

It's my body. And I like my body. And I like my breasts. And no, they're not fake.

I love my curves.

I'm so glad teenagers can look up to young girls and realize it's okay to be voluptuous.

I like having curves - I'm proud of them!

I think that, if anything, the pageant is great for people who suffer from body issues. It's all about being comfortable with what you're given and what you have and being able to flaunt it without being insecure. It's about empowering women, not making them feel weak or less.

There isn't anybody that looks like me without clothes on.

The plus size movement is not just about fashion; it's about body image, and if we're doing a shoot, they won't retouch us at all. That's the cool thing: there's no retouching at all because we want to give girls the truth, not a fabrication.

I'm a curvy girl and that will never change.

We're fit, we're healthy, we eat right, we work out. 'Plus size model' does not mean that we're not healthy. Plus size is not glamourising obesity: it's about empowering. The message behind the fashion is feeling confident in whatever you're wearing.

I like women who are okay with who they are.

There's something so beautiful in a woman who loves her body and is confident.

I don't care what color you are, what size you are, where you're from. It is disturbing that there's an idea that only tall, thin, willowy, size 0 women are attractive - even for the tall, thin, willowy, size 0 woman! We all should get to feel like there's something powerful and beautiful about who we are.

I love being in my own skin, and I hope other women start feeling better about themselves and waste less energy being ashamed of their bodies.

I have always been cool and open about my body.

I just have to be very clear. Whether or not I lose weight or stay the same, it's purely a choice of mine for health. Not because I think that plus size, curvy, voluptuous, big bodies aren't attractive - because I think they're awesome and sexy.

Sierra' is me being a plus-size woman.

I love 'HUMBLE' because he spoke on women with stretch marks and that's what I live and stand for is body positivity.

I wanted to show girls it's not bad to be dark, that different is beautiful.

I've learned to embrace my curves, this is me.