99 Quotes by Iskra Lawrence

Social media has been both damaging and beneficial in terms of how we view our bodies.

Oh my goodness - Zac Efron has great abs.

Labels make us feel worse about ourselves, and I would love for all models, no matter what their size, to be treated equally and called the same thing.

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

Invest in brands that make you feel good and that you believe in.

A brand is only going to want to be more inclusive if they feel like it's going to be good for business as well as making the consumer feel good - so we have to encourage people to do that. Consumers have to stand up and say, 'I have power: my pound or dollar is how I vote.'

You can't compare yourself to anyone else. I try and use this advice daily. I didn't actually fully believe that until I was maybe 21 or 22.

No matter what age you are, your voice should be heard, and you can develop a passion for something and be an activist in your own right, in your own field, for something you feel strongly about.

I remember I took an editorial, and I was so excited. I got the pictures back, and I looked in the magazine, and I was like, 'Oh my gosh!' My arms were half their size, and I had a thigh gap magically, and all these crazy things. My family went out and tried to find my pictures in the magazines, but no one could recognize me.