Quotes from Camille Kostek

That always stuck with me. When I finished school in 2015, I started going to open calls in New York. But I was getting the same response every time: 'Get your measurements down. Take X inches off your thighs and hips.'

I'm all about being open with how you feel. But I don't believe in feeding into fear. I think that's what keeps me going and feeling hopeful.

I was a girl with freckles and grew into a young woman a little bit more quickly, with hips and thighs.

I wanna be one of those people that young women look up to.

Confidence is sexy. That's what 'Sports Illustrated Swim' stands for. They have this movement where you can just be beautiful no matter what shape, what size, your height, your body type, your ethnicity.

Confidence is everything, and the way you carry yourself, your posture, eye contact, all of that is such a big role in impressions, regardless of your size.

Just because it may seem like I am so confident, so happy all the time, there are times when I feel low. There are times when I want to curl up in a ball and not expose myself on social media anymore and just close it down because of the trolls.

But maybe someday I'll be reporting on the sidelines instead of dancing on the sidelines.

Oh my goodness, do I aspire to be like Gisele? I just turned 23, I'm enjoying being young and focusing on my career.

Right out of college I was offered a job with 'Saturday Night Football' and I ended up turning it down because I really wanted to travel.

I like hanging out with retired Gronk cause we get a lot more time together, but I miss going to the games, and dressing up, and suitin' up, and cheering him on.

There's definitely been times when I've been on sets and I was the bigger model in the room, where they're casting girls.

I decided to turn in my pompoms and focus on modeling.

I never took modeling seriously because I was so busy with cheerleading.

I knew that if I was going to be a model, that it was going to be in the body type that I am. As an athlete, as a woman with hips and thighs and curves, that was me.

There are nothing but great things that come out of dancing. People are laughing, people are uncomfortable, it's an ice breaker.

I'm all about spontaneity. I think it makes for greatness.

I like to think of my life as very spontaneous and new all the time.

I'm such a day-to-day person and 'Sports Illustrated' was a 12-year-long dream that finally came true.

It's OK to feel good about yourself because it's not doing any good for anybody else to be fearful or spread anxiety.

Jet Blue is my preferred airline. I love the cleanliness, technology, and the staff is always wonderful.

I want to break standards.

If you're not happy with something, take positive steps.

I crave clean food, but do have an occasional chocolate bar or ice cream.