A biography for Denise Bidothasn’t been written yet.
“Those old '90s models when women were just themselves and they were real and they were embraced that way - I think we should get back to that.”
“A lot of girls get caught up looking at what other people are doing. You've just got to stay in your lane. You've just got to go forward and know that whatever is meant for you is going to come your way.”
“I did makeup for a plus-size model a month after I officially quit acting. It was just fate. The photographer was like, 'Have you ever thought of modeling?' It may have been the one thing I never thought was possible for me.”
“Sometimes life guides you on a path so that you can find yourself.”
“Of course I would be honored to be the first plus-size Victoria's Secret model.”
“It wasn't until I owned my body and really learned to love it - all of it - that my career just went to a level that I couldn't have expected.”
“As a mother, I think it's so important to change the perception of beauty.”
“There is something about dancing that just makes me feel alive, and it's an amazing workout.”
“When you're a curvy girl, it can be hard to find a suit that fits perfectly in all the right places, but Target definitely has accomplished that with their swimwear.”
“I used to audition for all those Disney Channel shows, and I was always told that I had the leading-lady personality but was too developed and too curvy.”
“My mom struggled with her weight so much growing up. I watched her go from a size 2 to a size 22. I just kept seeing her try all these unhealthy ways to lose weight and struggle to be something she wasn't meant to be. I knew early on that I wasn't willing to compromise that way.”
“For acting, classes are a necessity, but for modeling it's really just knowing who you are and knowing how to sell yourself.”
“Body positivity is not just an issue for larger women, and I think that's important to acknowledge. It's about including everyone, whether you're transgender, or LGBTQ, it's really about embracing every person's uniqueness.”
“I was discovered by a photographer. I literally was in the right place at the right time.”
“Skin care is one of the most important things for the body and feeling good.”
“My daughter is 8 years old, and just recently she came to me and said a girl called her fat. And I couldn't imagine that was going on in second grade. It just blows my mind that kids are already being influenced by the media and using words this way.”
“Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen and Claudia Schiffer really proved to me that curves and fashion can work in beautiful harmony.”
“The biggest piece of advice I can give to other Latinas is to be confident, strong, and secure in who you are.”
“I love everything about my body. Every bit of it... the cellulite, the stretch marks, everything that I thought at one point was an imperfection, I now realize is everything that makes me unique.”
“I stand firmly to the fact that you shouldn't have to change who you are to fit into any beauty standards or to be recognized in your job or to move forward in life. You should just be yourself.”