Iskra Lawrence

Be you. Everyone else is already taken.

— Iskra Lawrence

We need to see real women's bodies.

— Iskra Lawrence

My thighs are great!

— Iskra Lawrence

My dad always has the best advice!

— Iskra Lawrence

You're always 'too' something.

— Iskra Lawrence

I live by 'Everything in moderation.'

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I did not label myself 'plus size.' The fashion industry did.

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I think unretouched images are even more beautiful.

— Iskra Lawrence

We don't need to be categorized - we are all individual and beautifully unique.

— Iskra Lawrence

You don't need to be retouched - because the real you is beautiful.

— Iskra Lawrence

For so many years, I thought I wasn't good enough.

— Iskra Lawrence

I didn't always have a lot of self confidence growing up.

— Iskra Lawrence

I feel like I deserve to be loved because I've learned to love myself.

— Iskra Lawrence

Everyone has to realize that body-shaming can happen at any size.

— Iskra Lawrence

I got told I wasn't good enough and that I could never make it. And then Aerie told me I was beautiful…

— Iskra Lawrence

When I joined Instagram, I began sharing my raw photos along with my raw and honest thoughts and feelings.

— Iskra Lawrence

I was a 'straight-size' model from 13 to 16, but I was eventually dropped by the agency because my hips were too big.

— Iskra Lawrence

I always encourage other people to share a story and voices. That is so important.

— Iskra Lawrence

Clothing for larger sizes doesn't have to look frumpy and old; it should seamlessly integrate fashion - like Universal Standard.

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I'm very much a positive person - I put good energy out there - so I don't feel like anyone would want…

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When we think about our bodies, we often think about the way they look as opposed to what they accomplish for us…

— Iskra Lawrence

Never think your life isn't good enough. You only have one, so enjoy every minute.

— Iskra Lawrence

I just spent five, six years sacrificing so much to try and fit into that one ideal, that one small standard, and…

— Iskra Lawrence

I've been trying to be the model that I wanted to see when I was a teenager, looking through magazines and not…

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The focus for me is always about health. That's why I talk about self-care rather than size or anything like that, because…

— Iskra Lawrence

No matter what age you are, your voice should be heard, and you can develop a passion for something and be an…

— Iskra Lawrence

If your girlfriend is saying, 'Ugh, look at my stretch marks, look at my rolls,' don't say, 'Yeah, I hate my thighs,…

— Iskra Lawrence

I remember doing a commercial one time where I stepped on a shard of glass, and I was hobbling around in swimwear.…

— Iskra Lawrence

The first time I learned about Aerie, I was blown away by how beautiful and confident the models appeared in their ads…

— Iskra Lawrence

After so many years of being rejected and having my body scrutinized... for Aerie to come along and basically say, 'We accept…

— Iskra Lawrence

I'm very aware I have very young people following me - 11- and 12-year-olds. I want to do things that are aspirational,…

— Iskra Lawrence

I remember I took an editorial, and I was so excited. I got the pictures back, and I looked in the magazine,…

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I don't ever wanna blame my body for not being right.

— Iskra Lawrence

I tried the maple syrup diet. I tried the protein-only Atkins diet.

— Iskra Lawrence

I need to just be Iskra, and I've got to believe in me, or else no one will.

— Iskra Lawrence

It's easy to forget how powerful our bodies actually are.

— Iskra Lawrence

I love McDonald's now and again - not every day.

— Iskra Lawrence

There's a direct correlation between media and how we feel about our bodies.

— Iskra Lawrence

Hateful words stand no chance against self-worth and a little of humor.

— Iskra Lawrence

There is a way to disagree with someone, but it doesn't have to be threatening.

— Iskra Lawrence