Being able to love who I was, while also understanding that I deserved to be treated with kindness, helped me create a… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I was angry and sad that people kept commenting on my pictures saying, 'You're too fat to wear that!' or 'Cover up!… — Tess Holliday Angry 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've seen a lot of Black content creators calling for white folks to stop using the voices of Black folks to make… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I think that people think that since I literally wrote the book on how to love yourself that I love myself all… — Tess Holliday Book 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… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Miss Piggy's a big girl, and glamorous, and people think it's silly when I say she's a role model to me, but… — 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
It's really hard to find boots for plus-size women because most of us have larger calves - not all of us, but… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
Obviously there aren't many opportunities for someone who looks like me to walk in fashion shows. It's incredibly frustrating. — Tess Holliday Fashion Copy Share Image
I was bullied from fifth grade on. They started making fun of me because my mom was in a wheelchair, then they… — 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 Body Copy Share Image
I think people think how I got work came easy. People assume that I was an overnight sensation, because they're just now… — Tess Holliday Copy Share Image
I was raised to believe that sex was shameful, that you should only have sex when you're married. I'm so glad that… — Tess Holliday Advice Copy Share Image
Why is it controversial that I chose to talk about my abortion? And the fact that I got an abortion when I… — Tess Holliday Abortion Copy Share Image
I'll wear a crop top if I'm not loving my stomach because it kind of forces me to pay attention to it… — Tess Holliday Attention 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 Authentic Copy Share Image
I think in the past, I was motivated by seeing what I could do with my own career as far as success.… — Tess Holliday Career Copy Share Image
I'm a normal person, but people see me as this person who's not really real, almost like I don't have feelings. They… — Tess Holliday Feelings Copy Share Image
Why would I want to walk the runway for a brand to be their token plus-size girl when they're not even making… — Tess Holliday Girl Copy Share Image
