Quotes from Alexis Ren

I'm from L.A., and when you work out in the day, you usually stay in your workout clothes. So I always liked it where I can go to meetings in my workout clothes and still feel on it and fashionable.

I accept my body, whether it fluctuates 10 pounds. I love it regardless.

I love talking about space, our society, and what the future holds for us as a civilization.

If I can make a girl's day by hugging her, hell yeah, I'll hug the crap out of her.

I love a guy who knows who he is, can make me laugh, and challenges me intellectually.

The idea of being a designer is always something that has intrigued me.

Looking up to girls for inspo is a beautiful thing, but comparing yourself is what creates the anxiety and self-hatred. It's really important that young girls know the difference.

For my bikinis, the smaller the better. That's how I've always been.

Chemically, if you are not happy, your body will not look or be happy.

I was on Tumblr when I was 12 or 13. I was on YouTube, too. I had a channel and made music videos. It had 50,000 subscribers.

I have this thing called my 'Post It People': they're my closest family members. Those are the ones who count. The ones who I put their word as something special to me. So if they're all like, 'No you're good, we love you, we know who you are as a person,' then I don't take anything else personally, 'cause those are the ones who matter - my family.

I've, like, lived in a bikini my entire life, so modeling bikinis was, I don't know. It was just so natural to me.

I have to get at least 20 minutes of sun every day. An hour is the best because it's good for you. You need it. I need it to have that little spark.

I'm from Santa Monica, which was an awesome place to grow up. You're very spoiled being from California. When it's below 70, you complain. When it rains, you talk about it.

People tend to judge a book by its cover. I love being unexpected and gaining respect for who I am and not how I look.

I appreciate Love Advent because they like to experiment with creatively different concepts that are unforgettable and fun to shoot!

I started posting on my social media super-young. I didn't really understand what it was. When I was about 15, I started posting behind-the-scenes of shoots, little things of me holding up the color corrector, cute things, me in a bikini. It was just all innocent and fun, and I saw people really starting to respond to it.

People think I don't have substance and I'm just another pretty face.

I'm very ambitious when it comes to business.

With acting, it wouldn't be about money: it would be about taking my life experiences and using them to create art.

Lighting is everything in order to get the 'perfect' selfie.