Modeling Quote by Philomena Kwao

“As a woman of color and curve model, I never imagined when I started modeling that I would be featured in the pages of 'Sports Illustrated.'” quote by Philomena Kwao — Download Open image

“As a woman of color and curve model, I never imagined when I started modeling that I would be featured in the pages of 'Sports Illustrated.'”

Philomena Kwao

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Women of all ethnicities, complexions, and sizes want to be able to wear makeup and nice clothes. No one wants to go out and…

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I want to use my voice to better health care for pregnant women.

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'Sports Illustrated' has set the standard for what a swimsuit model should be. For a magazine that has that much influence to include models…

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My mother was born in Ghana, but she moved to the U.K. when my sisters and I were born.

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Fat is fat. This goes back to the word 'plus.' We describe things. We are humans, and we need to describe things.

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My best advice is to celebrate your own unique features and never put them down. There is beauty in individuality, and it's so important…

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Growing up, I had body confidence issues, not really so much because of size but my skin color. I had trouble recognizing that the…

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