I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.

I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

There is nothing more attractive that a woman who is sure of herself.

I was essentially paid to perpetuate the myth that we are all, or should at least try to be, 17 and a size 2 forever.

I've learned to surround myself with women who lift me up and leave me feeling nurtured rather than drained.

My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of making money other than modeling.