Ava Michelle

“Before 'Tall Girl,' no one would even take meetings with me because of my height. It was a real struggle.”

“I feel like we're constantly looking at our phones and we're looking at other people and comparing ourselves to them. And it normally is a negative thing.”

“I actually graduated two years early.”

“When you are a professional dancer, most of your jobs are group jobs.”

“There's great power to being tall, especially as a woman, once you learn to own it. And I love stepping into that. It's a really special thing.”

“We are always so hard on ourselves.”

“I was in regular school until eighth grade. And then I was home-schooled.”

“I had a very normal, small town upbringing.”

“I felt ashamed that I wanted to change a part of myself as I am always talking about the importance of self-love.”

“The social media bullying hit me hard. The things that people can say when they're behind a computer is just, it's insane. And being an 11-year-old and having people saying that I was anorexic and that my mom wasn't feeding me, it's really hard to understand the fact that they're not true.”

“The most important thing for all of us is to share our stories, support each other and lead with as much love as possible.”

“One of the most beautiful things about my brother was that he always wanted to do good, and to never judge people. I feel like he was the most least judgmental person I ever met.”