I think that some of the biggest surprises I've had early on, actually to this day, are all the misconceptions about my… — Tess Holliday 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
If you want to eat pizza, have the pizza. If you want to run 5 miles up a hill, cool, go run.… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
All I want is to feel good and really own my body, and that's what I tried to create. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I was really self conscious as a kid, I felt terrible - like a prisoner in my own body. — 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
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 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 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
One thing I think constantly is if brands like Gucci can make plus-size menswear, then why can't we see it for women? — 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 Copy Share Image
Being able to love who I was, while also understanding that I deserved to be treated with kindness, helped me create a more positive… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I love layers. And I definitely love boots and hats, I have a ridiculous amount. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I have no friends from high school. That was probably the reason I ended up dropping out, and I dealt with that by eating. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
When you become an adult and you have a choice of who to have in your life, if someone's hurting you and making you… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I mean, if people still want to hire my 34-year-old fat butt for campaigns and let me be myself then I'm all for it. — 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 Copy Share Image
I don't understand why it's not okay to be plus-size. I don't know why people hate that phrase. Many models have built their careers… — Tess Holliday 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 actually giving… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
