Quotes from Jordyn Woods

They say history always repeats itself and I pulled a lot of inspiration from the '90s and '80s and '70s. I don't know if I was born in the wrong decade or something, but I really gravitate towards that era.

The toughest breakup I had to go through was losing my father.

As a curvy woman, it's harder to find good, cute clothing that inspires you to actually want to work out.

The ideal guy for me is someone - it sounds cliche - but someone who's driven, someone who's passionate, someone who wants to be the best at what they do, someone that is intelligent.

There's not a lot of clothes out there for girls that are bigger, there's not a lot of trendy things out there, and I want to change the way people look at the plus size industry.

I guess I'm very distinctive. I didn't realize how distinctive my voice is, the cadence of it, the slight rasp to it, how I walk, my little laugh that I do all the time.

Social media is just an online journal.

We should open the conversation of mental health and start discussing it in classrooms, and among each other. Especially in the black community - that's not something we talk about.

For me, if there's something I don't like about myself, I'll accept it - the sooner you can accept it, then you can work on making it better.

Modeling really helps me find my confidence and break out of my shell.

Well, I already had some influence through social media, so modeling is a way to boost that to a higher level.

I started modeling when I was 18, and you know, I work hard.

I've always known that my purpose is to help as many people as possible, and with modeling I feel like it's an awesome way to show girls you don't have to look any particular way.

Someone actually called me and said: 'Jordyn, you're getting too skinny!' But 'skinny' has never been my goal. My ultimate goal is health.

Working out is something that has helped me through everything. Through the grieving of my father, the scandals. It has been something that has helped me not only physically, but mentally and spiritually.

Everyone has different body shapes, heights. It's unfortunate because sometimes a curvy girl will say, 'I'm a model,' and people will look at her sideways. Then she'll have to say, 'I'm a plus-size model.' That's just society, you know?

The thing about beauty is that you're constantly learning new things every day that you didn't know.

I want to show everyone that you can do what you want, don't be afraid to try new things.

I never was trying to steal someone's man.

I feel like you'll be most successful in life if you just try to block the noise, sometimes the hate can be louder than the love.

I always will tell someone, 'If you're upset about something and you don't really want to talk about it or you don't know what to do, just get up and go do something to make yourself feel better.'

I've always been very business-oriented, ever since I was, like, eight years old and I opened my first bank account.

Identity is something everyone struggles with. Everyone wants to fit in and find their place, and it's so hard sometimes.

I want to do more in the beauty industry and maybe try out some other career options, maybe some acting in the future.