Barbie Ferreira Quotes
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I just love to disconnect from everything sometimes.
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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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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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Black high-waisted bottoms go with everything.
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What the body-positive movement wants is to stop categorizing people, and to let people of all body types be able to do anything, whether they're slightly bigger than the average model or a lot bigger.
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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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I never thrived in high school.
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I never saw anyone my size in magazines when I was younger.
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Don't be afraid to show off who you are.
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I started my modelling career by sending my pictures to American Apparel and eventually meeting my friend Petra Collins, who started shooting me for magazines around New York. I ended up signing a modelling contract with Wilhelmina Models a couple of years later.
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I was on the cover of French 'Grazia,' which was amazing. It was all over Paris!
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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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You were not put on this earth to do everything to be sexually appealing to people.
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Hair-wise, the move for me is to not wash it. I try to only wash it when I have to or for a shoot or something.
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People try to sell a fantasy with beauty campaigns. Overly Photoshopped, perfect, white, thin figures are a standard that most people still hold as beautiful because the industry says so.
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I typically get 7 to 8 hours, but I'm a 12-plus-hour sleeper. I need to go into hibernation once a week to refuel.
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Modeling for adidas is a dream I never knew I could achieve. I've had it in my mind to work with such a dope ,and it's so amazing that I get to be a part of a campaign with so many powerful voices.
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I feel really comfortable and cute in bikini bottoms that have thick sides.
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There's so much more to life than how you look.
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Showing young girls' realistically captured bodies in ads lets young girls realise that it's okay to have dimples, stretches, rolls, etc. since we're only human.
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We need to overcome the stereotype that genders aren't fluid.
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Acceptance is being able to feel beautiful in whatever you feel comfortable in.
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Don't focus on your body. Love it, but know it'll never be up to society's standards because it's all Photoshop and exclusivity. And that's okay!
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My favorite models are always going to be the people who are pushing the boundary and challenging what it is to be a model.