Barbie Ferreira Quotes
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I like girly, colorful bathing suits.
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I hate workout classes... Every time I go into one, my anxiety is really high. I leave immediately - like, before the warm up!
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I have been on the Internet for a long time and have always gotten hate on the Internet, so there is a thick skin I have developed.
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I always thought 'plus-size' wasn't a term that was negative - it wasn't something that I felt was something that was making me any different or making me feel like I was lesser than - and I found a community through it.
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As a young girl who was not confident in myself, I think I would tell girls of all ages that there is no one type of beauty, and looking towards one standard is the most unhealthy thing in the world.
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I had a lot of difficulty growing up in a society where everything is very closed-minded, especially with beauty.
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I felt the term 'plus size' was inaccurate and kept all these beautiful, stunning women with the widest spectrum of body types I've ever seen - mind you, curvy agencies start at a size 6 and go up to a size 18 - from being seen and resonated with.
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I like forming connections with people who follow me on social media because they make me feel like everything is worth it.
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Knowing that girls are inspired to not have the burden of self-hate, even if it's a tiny way, makes me happy to no end. It gets me up in the morning and softens a lot of the blows I get.
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I used to hate my legs, but I learned to embrace them. They may be bigger than the average person's, but they're beautiful. I love them, and I wear short shorts all of the time.
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When you surround yourself with really good energy, really good people, you almost don't even think about your body as anything but something to nourish yourself and keep you running.
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Airbrushing has sold such a false idea of what a body looks like to the point where people can't tell what's real and what's fake.
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I've just learned how to put things into perspective and how to not be afraid of change while making decisions for myself. Also, asking for what I want and demanding what I need and being more confident in who I am and my ability.
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I am unapologetically myself, no matter what anyone's opinion is.
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It's always been a dream to be in a beauty campaign. Anything that can show girls they can look ethereal at any size.
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I feel it's very important to remove labels; the progress in fashion will be when people completely cut out the words 'plus size' from their vocabulary and accept that women come in many sizes - especially over a size 4. Once that happens, I feel as though inclusiveness of body type will finally start happening.
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Not everyone relates to being a blond girl with blue eyes and is proportioned so she could barely walk if she was a real person.
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I just love to disconnect from everything sometimes.
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I like smoothies and things that go down smoothie-cool - when I used to live in Williamsburg, I used to get an acai bowl most mornings.
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The lullabies I grew up with were usually Brazilian religious ones, and they still soothe me into sleep.
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When I was younger and really interested in acting, I would look at all the women on TV, and even the ones who were supposed to be 'geeks' or 'less attractive,' they all looked similar because they were extremely attractive and their bodies were all a certain way.
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People are so influenced by the media that they really believe a 38-24-45 plastic-surgery body is normal, and they can't understand why a body would possibly have cellulite or bumps.
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You cannot look at someone and say they are unhealthy. You are not a doctor, and if you were, you'd realize why that's silly.
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I think that people put a lot of worth into looks. Unfortunately, there's a standard that so many people look up to that is unrealistic for everyone's body type.