Barbie Ferreira

I had a lot of difficulty growing up in a society where everything is very closed-minded, especially with beauty. ”

I feel like, growing up, yes, I loved looking at fashion. I loved Tumblr. ”

Fat' was a terrible, terrible word for me growing up. When I was able to reclaim it and call myself fat and identify with it, that was the best moment ever. That was the moment I really started to feel free. ”

We need to overcome the stereotype that genders aren't fluid. ”

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. ”

I'm a big runner, and I like to lift heavy. I'm not one for those little two-pound dumbbells - my goal is to be super-muscular in my 40s. ”

Definitely, when anyone asks me what I eat - I think that's the most disrespectful thing. There's no winning with that question. ”

You were not put on this earth to do everything to be sexually appealing to people. ”

My favorite models are always going to be the people who are pushing the boundary and challenging what it is to be a model. ”

There's absolutely no boundaries in dressing for any size, ever. ”