Denial Quote by David Bowie

It would be ridiculous for anyone to consider me the face of Korean art.

— G-Dragon

Honestly, Korean beauty standards are harsh. People are even putting pressure on non-celebrities to be super skinny, and the standards of thinness are just…

— Park Bo-young

I've long struggled with my body image and have worked hard to achieve a healthy weight.

— Adam Richman

I can't believe I was a fat person for most of my life.

— Ricki Lake

I quickly developed this false narrative that my self-worth was directly related to how skinny I was or how I looked.

— Matthew Koma

As a Korean American, I grew up yearning to see actors that looked like me. On the rare occasions I saw an Asian celebrity,…

— Crystal Hana Kim

I hate when an obese girl asks who I looks like. Her weight was 120 Kg, she looks like an elephant.

— Anonymous

There were stereotypes: you are from the communist country so you are not a hard worker. You talk awkwardly and speak with an accent…

— Park Yeon-mi

I remember being told by my very first photographer that if I lost weight, and I was a skinny model, it would do wonders…

— Ashley Graham

So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life…

— Camryn Manheim

Back in Nebraska, I was known as the fat model - the girl who was pretty for a big girl. My body, like my…

— Ashley Graham

I think growing up, I didn't ever attempt to define my Koreanness. It was just this intrinsic part of me.

— Michelle Zauner