Plus Size Quotes - Page 2

• I wasn't put on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a plus-size model, I was put on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a model, as a rookie, as Ashley Graham. This is exactly where we're headed, and yes, there are so many more things we need to do in the curve/plus-size industry.

  Ashley Graham

  Sports, Curves, Needs

  Source: www.elle.com

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• My daughter has fulfilled all of my dreams, because she has a BA and MBA in business. She's both a financial analyst and a plus-size model. She has the best of both worlds because, in modeling, you have to have something to fall back on.

  Beverly Johnson

  Daughter, Dream, Fall

  Source: lasentinel.net

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• I don't like the label 'plus-size' -- I call it 'fiercely real.' On 'Top Model,' we call it fiercely real. I don't want to use the term 'plus-size,' because, to me, what the hell is that? It just doesn't have a positive connotation to it. I tend to not use it.

  Tyra Banks

  Real, Labels, Use

  "Tyra Banks: I Don’t Like The Label ‘Plus-Size’" by Rebecca Adams, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 19, 2013.

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• It's like I'm managing to achieve all this success in spite of my affliction ... Would you ever put that in the headline for a male star?

  Melissa McCarthy

  Stars, Males, Affliction

  "Melissa McCarthy's Emotional Interview: Finding Love, Coping with Critics and Becoming a Star – Her Way". people.com. June 25, 2014.

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