Denise Bidot

I've always been a real stubborn Latina. I'm a Gemini.

— Denise Bidot

There is no wrong way to be a woman

— Denise Bidot

As a very curvy woman, jeans are always a hard find.

— Denise Bidot

I'm Spanish: big butt, little waist. I can't be a size 2.

— Denise Bidot

Most of my shoes are booties.

— Denise Bidot

Being you is what defines real beauty.

— Denise Bidot

It's all about the confidence.

— Denise Bidot

I always say there's no wrong way to be a woman.

— Denise Bidot

I knew in my soul that girls like me needed to be represented.

— Denise Bidot

My mom was a single mom and I'm an only child, so growing up it was really just me and her against…

— Denise Bidot

I just admire a funny, confident, sassy woman and hopefully I'm that person.

— Denise Bidot

I didn't know how, I didn't know when, but I wanted to act. I wanted to be in films.

— Denise Bidot

I feel the most confident when I'm by the ocean with the salt in my hair and zero makeup on.

— Denise Bidot

When I started modeling, there were very few places people could turn to for self-love and a positive community.

— Denise Bidot

Sometimes life guides you on a path so that you can find yourself.

— Denise Bidot

I love a good boot, I'm such a New York girl. I can wear a boot all year round.

— Denise Bidot

As a single mom, I want to say that having a child does not have to be a setback. You can still…

— Denise Bidot

I don't care what you call me. I'm glad to even have a place in this fashion industry. Plus-size, straight-size, in-betweenie -…

— Denise Bidot

For acting, classes are a necessity, but for modeling it's really just knowing who you are and knowing how to sell yourself.

— Denise Bidot

I'm Latina and Middle Eastern. Not a lot of people look like me, and I want to embrace all ethnic cultures and…

— Denise Bidot

It's in my nature to want every image of me to be authentic but at the end of the day as a…

— Denise Bidot

It is about time we reprogram the way women think, and I think it is important to push that toward women who…

— Denise Bidot

You don't grow up in a Latina household where everyone is curvy thinking that you can be a model. That's just not…

— Denise Bidot

It wasn't until I owned my body and really learned to love it - all of it - that my career just…

— Denise Bidot

My daughter is 8 years old, and just recently she came to me and said a girl called her fat. And I…

— Denise Bidot

I think if they did go ahead and include a plus-sized angel, I think it would be such a huge statement from…

— Denise Bidot

What has helped me the most to navigate the business side of the modeling world was having open conversations with colleagues. When…

— Denise Bidot

I always laugh about it because when I come in with hair extensions or lashes or all this makeup, she's like, 'Take…

— Denise Bidot

My mom struggled with her weight so much growing up. I watched her go from a size 2 to a size 22.…

— Denise Bidot

My body is not meant to small. I think even when I was at my fittest at 13 and 14 years old…

— Denise Bidot

When I started, fashion for curvy women was very ugly.

— Denise Bidot

I'm a big believer in Spanx. I live in them.

— Denise Bidot

If I feel good, I look my best.

— Denise Bidot

I'm constantly shopping; I'm not going to lie.

— Denise Bidot

You can be curvy and still be absolutely flawless.

— Denise Bidot

I try to eat healthy and stay active.

— Denise Bidot

I was raised to believe that sex was for marriage.

— Denise Bidot

Very early on I knew I wanted to be in entertainment.

— Denise Bidot

I'm a woman - I'd be lying if I said I didn't have insecurities.

— Denise Bidot

I love my curves. I love my waist. My hips. I feel like so much of it is who I am, so…

— Denise Bidot