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.

My weight fluctuated when I was 30, and I did the unthinkable - I stepped out as a plus-sized model.

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.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

Being born and raised as a Californian, I somewhat ignorantly had taken for granted the diversity and liberal mindset that shaped my childhood and adult life.

I bicycle 12,000-foot mountain passes, run, cross train, skate-ski, hike and mountain bike.

I did some great work with my Calvin Klein ads on the motorcycle. It was really groundbreaking because people hadn't seen a woman actually riding a motorcycle before.