It was hard to get guys to notice me, period, because I was so skinny and all my friends were curvy. Plus, I used to be very nervous in front of guys.

It was really hurtful to me. I get so much mail from young girls who say, 'I look up to you, you're not as skinny as everyone else, I think you're beautiful.' So when they say that my body is 'ugly' and 'disgusting,' what does that make those girls feel like?

Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied all the time. I looked at magazines, I'd practice in front of the mirror and I'd ask photographers about the best angles. I can now pull out a smile at will.

Love every part of yourself. Even the things that frustrate you. They make you who you are!

I think one of the biggest things that affects young women is when they hear their mothers using fat talk.

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.

In high school I definitely had a clique of friends. And what I loved about it was that we were healthy and good girls.