Curvy and plus-size models will just be models once it becomes more normalized and we get more representation and people are used to it and not shocked by it. Barbie Ferreira More Quotes by Barbie Ferreira More Quotes From Barbie Ferreira Don't be afraid to show off who you are. Barbie Ferreira show-off afraid who you When you surround yourself with really good energy, really good people, you almost don't even think about your body as anything but something to nourish yourself and keep you running. Barbie Ferreira yourself good you people 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. Barbie Ferreira end-of-the-day camera end day I think representation is the most important thing in the world. People who are young look up to the things that they see in the media. They want to relate and to be able to say, 'Wow, I can be successful.' Barbie Ferreira look think people world Acceptance is being able to feel beautiful in whatever you feel comfortable in. Barbie Ferreira feel you acceptance beautiful Don't focus on your body. Love it, but know it'll never be up to society's standards because it's all Photoshop and exclusivity. And that's okay! Barbie Ferreira never society focus love I started my modelling career by sending my pictures to American Apparel and eventually meeting my friend Petra Collins, who started shooting me for magazines around New York. I ended up signing a modelling contract with Wilhelmina Models a couple of years later. Barbie Ferreira pictures friend new me I just love to disconnect from everything sometimes. Barbie Ferreira everything just sometimes love I'm more than just a curvy girl. Barbie Ferreira more just curvy girl I am unapologetically myself, no matter what anyone's opinion is. Barbie Ferreira i-am myself opinion matter I love yoga. Barbie Ferreira i-love yoga love 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. Barbie Ferreira stop anything body people People claim to be progressive by celebrating curvy bodies - but the standards for those hourglass shapes are equally rigid. They mask that with body positivity - but what about unconventionally attractive bodies? Barbie Ferreira attractive mask body people There's so much more to people than their differences. Barbie Ferreira than more differences people 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. Barbie Ferreira myself girl beauty world It's always been a dream to be in a beauty campaign. Anything that can show girls they can look ethereal at any size. Barbie Ferreira look always dream beauty As a child, I was so deeply insecure. Barbie Ferreira deeply child insecure I don't think there's anything wrong with the word 'curvy' or 'plus-size' because there are women who identify as that, and I'm not offended by it whatsoever because I don't feel like being bigger is anything wrong. Barbie Ferreira wrong feel think women When I was younger and really interested in acting, I would look at all the women on TV, and even the ones who were supposed to be 'geeks' or 'less attractive,' they all looked similar because they were extremely attractive and their bodies were all a certain way. Barbie Ferreira look women acting way I have a ton of guy friends who talk to me about their bodies, too. But boys are often left out of the body positivity conversation. Barbie Ferreira me friends body conversation
