Barbie Ferreira

“Curvy and plus-size models will just be models once it becomes more normalized and we get more representation and people are used to it and not shocked by it.”

“There's so much more to life than how you look.”

“I always, always take my makeup off last thing at night, no matter what.”

“I have been on the Internet for a long time and have always gotten hate on the Internet, so there is a thick skin I have developed.”

“Social media opened up basically every opportunity for me because, traditionally, I wouldn't be thought of as a model.”

“I'm completely the opposite of an etiquette icon. I'm brash, and I don't follow any social rules, really. I'm nice, but really, I'm the least-put-together lady in the world.”

“I was on the cover of French 'Grazia,' which was amazing. It was all over Paris!”

“Seeing someone that you can relate to in the media is everything as a child, and a lot of people are not granted that luxury.”

“The way I move, the way I think, the way I handle myself - it might be by accident, but it's who I am, and I've just learned to own that.”

“I typically get 7 to 8 hours, but I'm a 12-plus-hour sleeper. I need to go into hibernation once a week to refuel.”

“I don't want people to think I think I am the most diverse thing fashion has ever seen or whatever. But there are so many different walks of life that I don't represent, and there is no one person who does.”

“I'm a big runner, and I like to lift heavy. I'm not one for those little two-pound dumbbells - my goal is to be super-muscular in my 40s.”

“It's always been a dream to be in a beauty campaign. Anything that can show girls they can look ethereal at any size.”

“I feel really comfortable and cute in bikini bottoms that have thick sides.”

“I have no doubt in my mind that the new generation has a sense of unity and sensitivity that previous generations lacked. We are strong, and we are visionaries beyond just money.”

“What the body-positive movement wants is to stop categorizing people, and to let people of all body types be able to do anything, whether they're slightly bigger than the average model or a lot bigger.”

“My favorite models are always going to be the people who are pushing the boundary and challenging what it is to be a model.”

“I don't really listen to the media or anyone's perception of beauty, so it makes me almost immune to silly comments about my body.”

“I always thought 'plus-size' wasn't a term that was negative - it wasn't something that I felt was something that was making me any different or making me feel like I was lesser than - and I found a community through it.”

“I don't think there's anything wrong with the word 'curvy' or 'plus-size' because there are women who identify as that, and I'm not offended by it whatsoever because I don't feel like being bigger is anything wrong.”