Quotes from Tess Holliday

Health is everyone's personal decision. It's their choice and I think that should be respected.

I would love to be in the pages of Vogue.

I've seen a lot of Black content creators calling for white folks to stop using the voices of Black folks to make TikToks because it's like digital blackface. That's valid.

Self-love is for everyone and we all need it!

What shaped my perception about my body and myself was finding better clothes - that's what changed my world.

At the end of the day, we all have issues with our bodies.

It's really hard to find boots for plus-size women because most of us have larger calves - not all of us, but most of us - so it's hard to find boots.

No one tells you that when you get older sometimes you never escape the bullying. I had no idea people could be as mean as they are when you're an adult.

I just say throw on your bathing suit or the shortest shorts you own regardless of your size and rock it.

I prefer waist-length or cropped motorcycle jackets because I'm petite.

I would really love to work with major photographers who haven't featured plus-size models before.

I don't understand why it's not okay to be plus-size. I don't know why people hate that phrase. Many models have built their careers as plus-size women and then suddenly don't want to be called that anymore. But you're still cashing checks from plus-size designers.

I feel sexy when I can be in charge of how I present my body and how I am in this world.

Why is it controversial that I chose to talk about my abortion? And the fact that I got an abortion when I was in a marriage and could have financially supported a child, why did I feel so much shame for that?

Love is, to me, a lot of different things. It's the love you have for yourself and if you have a family and friends. Your love for pizza. I feel like love can be really anything that you want it to be.

I'm OK with being called plus size, I'm OK with being called fat. If someone is shouting that I'm fat in the street in a derogatory way, then obviously I'm not OK with that, but I'm comfortable using the adjective fat to describe myself, because I am fat.

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

The majority of my following is not plus size, it's very diverse.

I've been fortunate enough to pick the brands that I collaborate with based on if they feel authentic to me and if it's on-brand with what I am doing.

I was angry and sad that people kept commenting on my pictures saying, 'You're too fat to wear that!' or 'Cover up! No one wants to see that!'

I'll wear a crop top if I'm not loving my stomach because it kind of forces me to pay attention to it and to love it, really.

I don't have any styling rules - for me, it's all about wearing what makes you feel good.

Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy?

I didn't realize how important it was to exfoliate and moisturize the days leading up to getting a spray tan.