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owns the room when she walks

the interactive part of it and I

in and she makes no apologies

enjoy sharing my experiences,

for her shape and her confidence

not because I want followers to

and her sense of self. She’s

stroke my ego.

curvy and sexy and proud, but is
expressing it in a more grown-up

Many young ladies who

aesthetic.

follow your career desire
to be models. What is your

You have a very loyal following personal advice to them about
of women who have been

entering the plus-size modeling

following your career. How

industry?

do you maintain such a great

I always start this conversation

rapport with them?

by telling girls to ask themselves

I truly treasure the dialogue

why they really want to become

and rapport that I have with the

a model. If you are seeking

women who read my blog and

validation because it was missing

have been supportive of my

in your life previously or low self-

career. I have always been a

esteem makes you want to prove

woman’s woman & I believe as

something to someone, then this

women that we need to support

is not the business to get into.

and uplift each other rather than

It will really break you if you do

act like we are better than one

not have a strong sense of self

another. I love having girlfriends

and I’ve seen it happen time and

with whom I can talk about

again. Modeling can be hard on

fashion, life, laughter, working

people emotionally. It opens you

out and all of that and I think my

up to be judged on your body and

blog is an extension of that part

puts you in direct competition

of me. I do this because I love

with an industry full of beautiful

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