Quotes from Denise Bidot

There shouldn't be one size when it comes to runway models.

The biggest piece of advice I can give to other Latinas is to be confident, strong, and secure in who you are.

It wasn't until I owned my body and really learned to love it - all of it - that my career just went to a level that I couldn't have expected.

I think that there are a lot of beautiful girls out there in our industry who are really taking a stand and being advocates for happiness and size diversity, and so the consumers are also very vocal.

I think for a while magazines were using celebrities and it's really coming back to the age of the supermodel and models having a name and having a voice and it's refreshing.

Most of my shoes are booties.

I'm constantly shopping; I'm not going to lie.

Sometimes life guides you on a path so that you can find yourself.

As a mother, I think it's so important to change the perception of beauty.

I love my curves. I love my waist. My hips. I feel like so much of it is who I am, so I love it all.

I'm Spanish: big butt, little waist. I can't be a size 2.

I'm a big believer in Spanx. I live in them.

I love a good boot, I'm such a New York girl. I can wear a boot all year round.

When the clothes change, the women change. They start feeling more confident and then all of a sudden, people start seeing them differently.

Once you find that perfect suit that fits just right, it will give you an extra boost of confidence that will make your pool or beach day even better.

I'm from Miami, and when I was 18, I packed a suitcase and left for L.A. permanently to try and make it as an actor.

I used to audition for all those Disney Channel shows, and I was always told that I had the leading-lady personality but was too developed and too curvy.

I was discovered by a photographer. I literally was in the right place at the right time.

Plus-size girls are now doing beauty campaigns and hair campaigns and so many different things that for so long we fought for and wanted.

I want as many women as possible to see that they are capable. We can do anything.

There are so many layers to what makes you feel empowered. Obviously, self-love. If you can't get into that, you can't get into moving to care about others and changing the world.

At night, I try to sheet mask. I'm one of those people who does it on the plane.

Seeing my mother struggle with her weight confused me: I looked at her and thought she was beautiful, she was my mom. And this woman, who I looked up to everyday, couldn't see her own beauty?

I can be sexy and feel sexy when I'm in full glam hair and makeup for a shoot. I can also feel really sexy when I'm in sweats and no makeup with my daughter.