Just because we're plus size, doesn't mean we have to prove that we're healthy, just as someone who is smaller than us or average size doesn't have to prove they are healthy. — 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
I've noticed that a lot of people who criticize me are from the U.K. - both in the press and on social media. Since… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I've been thinking a lot about my relationship to my own queerness, and I think the word pansexual speaks to me more than bi… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I feel like it's important to talk about my health, which is fine, and my size because there are young girls who see someone… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
