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• ‟ New York has influenced me a lot in terms of my own independence. I'm really struck by the idea of authenticity, and I think New York embodies that idea, even though people are like, 'I miss the old New York.' But at its core, it has this natural, authentic energy. L.A. lacks that idea; it's painted over.

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• ‟ I die wearing a bootie for three hours. I'm like, get these off of me!

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• ‟ I am trying to be the girl I didn't have. That's important to me. I have to be conscious of that. In this weird, dark, small, very intimate way, there's a girl out there who relies on me. And that's super important to me, and I don't want to let her down.

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• ‟ The Internet really offered a space for me to thrive.

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• ‟ I remember going to the Gap when I was in the fifth grade, and I desperately wanted a pair of blue jeans. I was with my dad, and I remember picking up the jeans, looking at them, and thinking that they had to fit me. But there was nothing that fit me. This was before the age of stretch, so I was trying on adult Gap.

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• ‟ It took a lot for me to be able to say that I'm a plus-size model or a model at all without feeling terror or this kind of panic, because it was something so unplanned.

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• ‟ The more and more I got into writing, the harder and harder it became for me. I still love it, but it became much more problematic than I thought it would be.

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• ‟ Having a multi-cultural background has granted me access into different ideologies, cultures, and ways of living. It has shaped who I am and how I participate in the world.

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• ‟ My parents always supported me and complimented me on other things, not just my looks. They told me I was capable, that I was smart, that I was creative.

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