The last thing I would want for my future daughter would be to starve herself because she thought a thigh gap was necessary to be deemed attractive.

I've got big hips and a big body. I'm double, triple the size of other models - and I embrace that - I own it.

A healthy body isn't defined by weight or size. It's about so much more.

But it's about health, not forcing my body to be something it's not meant to be.

I'm normal size... I wish we could all be known as models rather than plus size.

People say, ‘How is she a plus-size model?’ and I’m like, ‘Exactly, this is the point, how am I a plus-size model?

Since there is an assumption that a lot of models ‘starve themselves’ to stay thin, I always find it both funny and shocking when people ask me if I ‘overeat’ or am ‘fed better’ on photo shoots to help me stay a ‘larger size.’ While I may be a total foodie and enjoy cooking, I simply eat when I’m hungry and finish just before I’m full.