All I want is to feel good and really own my body, and that's what I tried to create. — Tess Holliday Body Copy Share Image
My past is just that, my past. I try to not think about it and only keep moving forward. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
What shaped my perception about my body and myself was finding better clothes - that's what changed my world. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
You can start with daily affirmations of love to yourself, like, 'I am worthy,' 'I am beautiful,' and 'I am loved.' — Tess Holliday Affirmations Copy Share Image
I am technically healthy but my body is no more valid than someone's who isn't. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I have created a life for myself that I only thought was literally a dream. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
For so long advertising hasn't been inclusive when it comes to plus sizes which is crazy to me. — Tess Holliday Advertising Copy Share Image
Obviously I probably have internalized fatphobia about myself and what the world has ingrained in us. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I think that people think that since I literally wrote the book on how to love yourself that I love myself all… — Tess Holliday Book Copy Share Image
I think it frustrates me that so many people have bought into the idea of what we should look like instead of… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that a big part of the obsession with women's thinness comes from the same place as male power fantasies. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Obviously there aren't many opportunities for someone who looks like me to walk in fashion shows. It's incredibly frustrating. — Tess Holliday Fashion Copy Share Image
It's really hard to find boots for plus-size women because most of us have larger calves - not all of us, but… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I was bullied from fifth grade on. They started making fun of me because my mom was in a wheelchair, then they… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I think people think how I got work came easy. People assume that I was an overnight sensation, because they're just now… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Many companies and publications don't understand what it means to be body positive or what it means to be plus-size. They're just… — Tess Holliday Body Copy Share Image
I do admit that black men love me. I always forget that, and then I come to a black neighborhood and I… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
None of us have it all together; it just seems that way on Instagram. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I feel sexy when I can be in charge of how I present my body and how I am in this world. — Tess Holliday Body Copy Share Image
I was really self conscious as a kid, I felt terrible - like a prisoner in my own body. — Tess Holliday Body Copy Share Image
Imagine just wanting to share photos of my kid and instead being told I'm unfit to be his mom because of my… — Tess Holliday Being Copy Share Image
I don't have any styling rules - for me, it's all about wearing what makes you feel good. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I didn't realize how important it was to exfoliate and moisturize the days leading up to getting a spray tan. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I can live my life, I can be at Disneyland and eat fried chicken, and that's my choice. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I take antidepressants, which I was embarrassed about for a long time, but it keeps me going. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I love taking baths with Lush bath bombs, or just sitting in a dark room and watching Netflix to turn my brain… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy? — Tess Holliday Controversial Copy Share Image
I don't share a lot of my kids on social media for a reason. — Tess Holliday Children Copy Share Image
The societal obsession with appearance is definitely something that weighs on your mind as a model. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I'd like to be the person who changes things, or at least open doors for others. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I'm not like recruiting people and starting a cult and telling people to be fat. — Tess Holliday Cult Copy Share Image
Health is everyone's personal decision. It's their choice and I think that should be respected. — Tess Holliday Choice Copy Share Image
The plus-size fashion world is definitely built by women of color - 100 percent. — Tess Holliday Color Copy Share Image
I was raised to believe that sex was shameful, that you should only have sex when you're married. I'm so glad that… — Tess Holliday Advice Copy Share Image
Why is it controversial that I chose to talk about my abortion? And the fact that I got an abortion when I… — Tess Holliday Abortion Copy Share Image
I'll wear a crop top if I'm not loving my stomach because it kind of forces me to pay attention to it… — Tess Holliday Attention Copy Share Image
I've been fortunate enough to pick the brands that I collaborate with based on if they feel authentic to me and if… — Tess Holliday Authentic Copy Share Image
