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Maddy: Have you always embraced your curves?
Jessica: I have never complained about my body, but I knew I looked different than many
of my friends and family and, I won’t lie, it bothered me from time-to-time. I was the tallest
and usually the most developed from the people I knew, so I stood out. I grew up with most
of my family in Puerto Rico and they would always call me, “Gorda” (fat girl) as a term of
endearment. So it was always engraved in my head, but they loved it. It was never frowned
upon. What I learned later was to embrace all things that made me different, because that
was what someone was going to love about me on day and I love standing out now. As
a model, now I need to come up with even more ways to stand out of a sea of gorgeous
women.
Maddy: Being a Latina and watching your career blossom has been especially gratifying for

Jessica: Thank You, this means so much to me because I admire and respect everything that
you have done for this industry.
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