Barbie Ferreira

Every day, I feel different. Sometimes I don't put on any makeup, and other times, I put on a ton. ”

I have been watching Youtube makeup tutorials since I was born. I did my own prom makeup and used to do peoples' makeup in high school for money. ”

Looking at magazines and being someone who wanted to act, as a kid, I was very much influenced by things I saw. ”

Acceptance is being able to feel beautiful in whatever you feel comfortable in. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

Don't be afraid to show off who you are. ”