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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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The lullabies I grew up with were usually Brazilian religious ones, and they still soothe me into sleep.
Barbie Ferreira
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I'm a model, and I happen to model for curvy things, but at the end of the day, I'm still in front of a camera just like anyone else.
Barbie Ferreira
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Don't be afraid to show off who you are.
Barbie Ferreira
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I always, always take my makeup off last thing at night, no matter what.
Barbie Ferreira
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There's so much more to life than how you look.
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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I just love to disconnect from everything sometimes.
Barbie Ferreira
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I never thrived in high school.
Barbie Ferreira
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Less is more. I would notice that when I did my makeup, I was putting on more makeup than they did on me at shoots. A little goes a long way, so I definitely learned how to wear less.
Barbie Ferreira
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I feel really comfortable and cute in bikini bottoms that have thick sides.
Barbie Ferreira
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I never saw anyone my size in magazines when I was younger.
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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Seeing someone that you can relate to in the media is everything as a child, and a lot of people are not granted that luxury.
Barbie Ferreira
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I was on the cover of French 'Grazia,' which was amazing. It was all over Paris!
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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I am unapologetically myself, no matter what anyone's opinion is.
Barbie Ferreira
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Acceptance is being able to feel beautiful in whatever you feel comfortable in.
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
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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.
Barbie Ferreira
