"I'd wear the most beautiful dress and ruin it by putting on a frumpy cardigan because I was too afraid to show my arms. Now it's quite the opposite. I'll often think, Is this going to piss people off because I'm showing off my body?' If I think it will, then I'll wear it, she says. People put their fears on others. Just because you're afraid of being fat, don't put that on me. I'm not recruiting people to be fat. I'm just existing in this body and I've found a way to love it."
— Tess Holliday, American plus-size model, born 1985