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Ashley Graham Does Self Magazine

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From Self: At 17, Graham signed with Wilhelmina Models and moved to New York City on her own. She quickly discovered the industry’s uglier aspects—for one thing, that even within the niche of plus-size modeling, body diversity has its limits. After one agent waved a wad of cash in her face and said, “You can make a lot more of this if you lose more pounds,” her body image took a dive. Graham began trying every diet under the sun, from cabbage soup to 10-day juice fasts. But nothing stuck. “All of a sudden, Mom wasn’t cooking for me; Mom wasn’t there being like, ‘Lets go work out!’ ” Her confidence plummeted, and so did the control she felt over her body. “I went from a size 12 to a size 18,” she says, trying to keep up with the constant partying and networking that seemed effortless to the other models and agents around her. “It was a dark place.” At the time, Graham couldn’t see herself as beautiful at a size 18, but more than that, “It was the way that I was treating my body. I didn’t understand the health aspect of it.” The former high school basketball and volleyball player stopped exercising, losing her tone and definition. Within a year of moving to New York, “I looked at myself in the mirror and said, ‘I hate you. You’re so gross,’ ” Graham recalls. “I’m looking at my cellulite and my back fat and thinking, I have to go shoot lingerie tomorrow and smile, and I am heinous. How can I get through this?” Read the full story HERE! See more! (…)Read the rest of Ashley Graham Does Self Magazine (0 words) © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2016. | Permalink | 20 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:

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Jessica Alba Does Shape

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On the worst part of working out: “I don’t like the smell of scalp sweat. Ugh!” On skipping workouts: “If I work out four times, I consider it a successful week. But it’s typically more like two to three days a week because that’s what I have time for. I take Spin or hot yoga classes in the morning, and I sacrifice sleep to fit them in. For me, the benefits of exercise are more mental than physical. Working out takes away that little edge so that I feel happier and more productive and my brain can get kick-started.” On the right food: “With exercise, I get a little more toned and I definitely feel stronger, but my diet is much more important if I’m trying to slim down. In that case, I usually don’t eat gluten, dairy, fried foods or processed foods. I try to stick to a diet that’s low in sugar and carbs and high in lean protein and vegetables.” On her indulgences: “I’m not big on carbs, but…some of my Honest colleagues and I just ate like a gallon of popcorn! Also, while I don’t usually have dessert, I do really like strawberry shortcake. I mean I really, really like it.” … says Jessica. (…)Read the rest of Jessica Alba Does Shape (0 words) © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2016. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:

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Models in Town for Fashion Week: Taylor Hill & Co

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Tall and slender models Taylor Hill, Jasmine Tookes and Josephine Skriver were spotted out on the town in New York while wearing DKNY gear paired with dark lips the other night. See more! (…)Read the rest of Models in Town for Fashion Week: Taylor Hill & Co (1 words) © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2016. | Permalink | 9 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:

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Priyanka Chopra: “Beauty has nothing to do with me. I was born with it”

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On feminism: “For eons, women have been told how to be or think or dress. I come from a part of the world where this debate is so heated, especially because we’re a country that has goddesses. We pray to women. But at the same time, we prey on them…Feminism needs men to understand that we don’t want to berate you or kill you or hate you. We just need you to stand by us.” On beauty: “Beauty has nothing to do with me. I was born with it. But I don’t want to be known by the fact that I’m beautiful. I want to be known for the fact that I’m an achiever. Not even an actor. I don’t want a label. I don’t want a box. I want a legacy.” On the phrase ‘woman of color’: “I know everything is about diversity right now. But I think it should be about humanity. It’s 2016. It’s so easy to separate ourselves and become smaller and smaller pieces of humanity. I don’t like the phrase ‘woman of color.’ I feel like that puts women in a box. I’m a woman, whether I’m white, Black, brown, green, blue, or pink — whatever. I think we need to start looking beyond that. It would be a big win for women, period.” … says Priyanka. See more of her next! (…)Read the rest of Priyanka Chopra: “Beauty has nothing to do with me. I was born with it” (1 words) © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2016. | Permalink | 40 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:

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Nicole Richie: “I stay away from makeup because it clogs my skin”

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On the fact that she doesn’t like makeup: I stay away from makeup because it clogs my skin. I have dry skin so I moisturize all the time. I just this year seriously getting into sunscreen, been warned about it [for] 15 years. On whether she wears makeup: I wouldn’t say that I’m against it because I know people that really get joy and feel the most like themselves when they put on makeup. I feel the most like myself when I don’t have any on so that’s the road I go down. On the one thing she wishes she knew in her 20s: Woo. Many things. Number one not to over tweeze my eyebrows. Always wax your legs, don’t shave. Eventually you won’t have any hair on your legs. … says Nicole. See more! (…)Read the rest of Nicole Richie: “I stay away from makeup because it clogs my skin” (1 words) © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2016. | Permalink | 5 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:

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Alicia Keys on Going Makeup-Free: “In a lot of ways I’m sick of it”

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On choosing to go makeup-free at different red carpet events this year: Really empowering. Really freeing. The thing is, it really came from because we put so many limitations on ourselves, on each other. Society puts limitations on it. In a lot of ways I’m sick of it. I’m over it to be honest. That’s a lot of what the music is about. It’s about being our own unique selves. We each have something that no one else has. It would be so amazing to just embrace each other how we are. … says 35 year-old Alicia. See more! (…)Read the rest of Alicia Keys on Going Makeup-Free: “In a lot of ways I’m sick of it” (1 words) © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2016. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:

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A Bikini / Lingerie Treat from Plus-Size Model Tara Lynn

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You can be a work in progress AND celebrate your own body as it exists right now. Don't wait to live your life. A photo posted by Tara Lynn (@taralynn) on Aug 7, 2016 at 8:17am PDT You can be a work in progress AND celebrate your own body as it exists right now. Don’t wait to live your life. … says plus-size model Tara on Instagram, next to a bikini shot. See more social media snaps featuring Tara in bikinis next! (…)Read the rest of A Bikini / Lingerie Treat from Plus-Size Model Tara Lynn (1 words) © Versus for Skinny VS Curvy, 2016. | Permalink | 24 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: