Barbie Ferreira Quotes
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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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Black high-waisted bottoms go with everything.
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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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I never saw anyone my size in magazines when I was younger.
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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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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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I never thrived in high school.
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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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The lullabies I grew up with were usually Brazilian religious ones, and they still soothe me into sleep.
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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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Social media opened up basically every opportunity for me because, traditionally, I wouldn't be thought of as a model.
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Don't be afraid to show off who you are.
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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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The way I move, the way I think, the way I handle myself - it might be by accident, but it's who I am, and I've just learned to own that.
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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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You were not put on this earth to do everything to be sexually appealing to people.
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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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Acceptance is being able to feel beautiful in whatever you feel comfortable in.
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I feel really comfortable and cute in bikini bottoms that have thick sides.
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We need to overcome the stereotype that genders aren't fluid.
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I used to diet all the time as a kid. I started dieting in, like, kindergarten. I don't recommend it, but I also don't judge people who want to do things with their body.
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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.