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Beauty, to me, is not a physical thing. It's a feeling.
I want to use my voice to better health care for pregnant women.
If you call me 'fat,' it doesn't bother me because I just don't care.
If a brand wants a specific girl, they want a specific girl, wherever you are.
I've inherited so much culture, beauty, and love, and I'm the perfect mix of Philomena.
You can't say you're inclusive when you only have one plus-size, hourglass white model.
For me, diverse beauty is an affirmation of every single person in his or her own skin.
I grew up in the U.K. and now reside in the United States, and my family is from Ghana.
My mother was born in Ghana, but she moved to the U.K. when my sisters and I were born.
Health management is my passion, and I hope to further my career in that area in the future.
The brands that choose to use me, my agency and social media have given me a face and a voice.
I have a green juice every day because it makes me feel more awake; it makes my skin healthier.
Everyone needs to realize the responsibility they hold and realize where they can make a difference.
It's refreshing when plus-size styling is exciting and pushes boundaries rather than safe and boring.
It isn't hard to see how the lack of representation affects the self esteem of many women world wide.
New York City is one of the best cities in the world for walking: it's virtually impossible to get lost.
Put on your bikini, put on whatever you want to wear, and don't worry about what other people are saying.
Much noise has been about size diversity but not enough about skin tone diversity. It's time for this to change.
Fat is fat. This goes back to the word 'plus.' We describe things. We are humans, and we need to describe things.
For me, less is more. I don't often wear makeup, but when I do, a little concealer and some powder go a long way.
Magazines don't go far enough to be inclusive and have at least have one model representing every major skin tone.
My hair is extremely dry and fragile, so moisture is key. I love black castor oil, shea butter, and lots of water.
No woman anywhere should be denied access to quality healthcare because of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
I have to congratulate L'Oreal on its True Match foundation range. It's my go-to foundation, and I absolutely love it.
Celebrate the things that make you individual and unique, and realize that there's no one in this world that looks like you.
Women I've met in different countries have told me that seeing my face in magazines gives them the courage to love themselves.
I think that the plus-size industry has been great with size diversity, but it hasn't really been great for skin tone diversity.
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.'
The curvy community has really given me a voice because people want to see someone who looks like they do. They want to know their beauty is valid.
It's refreshing to see plus women being treated as part of the fashion community as a whole and not just a separate piece or separate different thing.
I'm from Ghana, in West Africa, and all the women in Ghana absolutely love shea butter. We use it for everything, head to toe. I've used it all my life.
I think that we need to allow words to be words. If my self-esteem and my self-worth linger on words that are used to describe me, then you have a problem in itself.
I think it's just that the fashion industry can only accept one thing at a time. It's like, 'OK, well, if we're going to add plus, then let's keep it hourglass and white.'
War and armed conflict disproportionately affect women and can turn what is supposed to be a joyous and beautiful experience - childbirth - into a horrific or even fatal one.
I am from Ghana, and although Ghana is celebrated as a relatively peaceful country in a historically war-torn region, the issues of development and recovery are still apparent.
I believe I'm beautiful because I'm me. I also believe that if you can find beauty in everything, you can allow that to change your mind-set, and doing so makes you a happier person.
My mom and my sisters have helped me to be comfortable with who I am. It's a process of loving yourself as you are. I can say that it's been a journey. I see the changes little by little.
Sometimes you never realise how much of an effect you're having on people until you're told, and the fan mail I receive has made me very aware of the positive effects I have on other people.
I try not to assign labels to myself. Sometimes I shop in the plus section, and sometimes I don't. I feel we attach too much significance to labels, and ultimately, it doesn't really matter.
My journey into modeling began completely by chance. I was in school finishing up my master's degree in health management and policy when a friend entered me into an online modeling competition.
Women need to be empowered to shape their own livelihoods and become CEOs of their own lives. They must be allowed to take control of important life decisions that are so often decided by others.
The #SwimSexy campaign is redefining standards of beauty, and I'm proud to be a part of it. My hope is that this campaign connects with women and girls of all ages, body-types, races, and backgrounds.
Women of all ethnicities, complexions, and sizes want to be able to wear makeup and nice clothes. No one wants to go out and feel like they're substandard or that there's only one mold that they don't fit.
I've been lucky enough to do a few editorials in the U.K., but I've never even been on a casting for mainstream commercial work. When I try to understand it, I think people are scared to try something new.
Plus-sized women have been told for so long to cover up. Whether it's with a one-piece, a tankini, a bikini with a skirt, high-waisted things, we're always told to hide these things that society calls flaws.
There is beauty everywhere. But if I had to narrow it down, I absolutely adore Beyonce. She's the ultimate icon for me. I also love Naomi CampbelI, Jourdan Dunn, Joan Smalls, Daria Werbowy, and Genevieve Nnaji.
There's not many models in the U.S. that have my depth - like, really dark skin - that are also plus size. Skin color has been one of those things we haven't really, really addressed on a large, widespread scale.
Because of social media, it's bridged the gap between the advertisers and fashion and allowed people to find their group. It really widens what people are viewing and allows brands to see what the public wants to see.
If I'm feeling really, really crappy, it sounds so cliche, but if I wake up extra early in the morning and do some sort of physical activity, I usually feel a little bit better. Or I do other things that make me happy.
In Ghana, most of the women I know do not identify as sexy, and the reason may be cultural. With imported beauty standards from the West, it seems that many African women feel they need to be fair and slim to be beautiful.