I am technically healthy but my body is no more valid than someone's who isn't. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I've been called fat my whole life. I am fat, so it's kind of silly to get mad about it. — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I'm OK with being called plus size, I'm OK with being called fat. If someone is shouting that I'm fat in the… — 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 Copy Share Image
People laugh in my face sometimes if they don't know who I am. When they find out that I model they're like,… — 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've been fortunate enough to pick the brands that I collaborate with based on if they feel authentic to me and if… — 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
