“I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolute opposite. I didn't see all of that stuff as the American Dream. I just wanted to look normal. Now that I'm older, I really do feel like I am a beautiful girl.” FeelsLooksLongMadeDreamWantedBeautifulUsedGirlFunWishStuffHairNormalOppositesAbsolutesAmerican DreamSkinnyLightersBeautiful Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“I am always plagued with 'I'm not skinny enough, I'm not in shape.' I am not naturally this super-svelte kind of girl. I'm okay with that in my personal life. But it is kind of hard at times. I feel inadequate, I suppose?” FeelsKindHardEnoughGirlShapesOkayPersonal LifeSkinnyInadequateKind Of Girl Author:Olivia Thirlby
“I wanted to be a skinny little ballerina but I was a voluptuous little Italian girl whose dad had meatballs on the table every night.” LittlesWantedNightGirlFatherDadTablesItalianEvery NightSkinnyBallerinaVoluptuousMeatballsItalian Girl Author:Lady Gaga
“I wish I was one of those cute pregnant girls who wear skinny jeans throughout their pregnancies. But I just gain weight.” GirlWishGainsWeightCutePregnancyPregnantJeansSkinnySkinny Jeans Author:Jennifer Garner
“While in America beautiful is skinny, in Barbados it's thick - girls with huge butts and nice curves.” AmericaBeautifulGirlNiceHugeThickCurvesSkinnyBarbados Author:Rihanna
“I grew up as a very sarcastic person. I was always the class clown, and to date girls I had to be really funny. I was really skinny growing up.” PersonsGirlClassGrowing UpGrowingGrewGrew UpSarcasticClownSkinnyVery SarcasticSarcastic Person Author:Kurt Fuller
“I was very skinny and very lanky and kind of awkward. In Puerto Rico everybody is a little more voluptuous, with these beautiful bodies and there I was the skinny lanky girl.” KindLittlesBodyBeautifulGirlAwkwardSkinnyPuerto RicoRicoVoluptuousBeautiful Body Author:Joyce Giraud
“Having a lean and hungry look was frowned upon in my Italian neighborhood where a girl was considered too skinny if she could make her knees touch.” IfsLooksBodyGirlWeightHungryKneesNeighborhoodItalianSkinny Author:Gina Barreca
“I'm not a skinny girl. I push it. I'm at the limit of chubbiness at all times, but I'm happy at all times.” GirlLimitsAll TimeBody ImageSkinnySkinny Girl Author:Salma Hayek
“When I was growing up, we didn't have this super-skinny, flawless image to compete with. I find it unfortunate that young women may look at those images and think that is the ideal of beauty. It can cause a lot of problems and self-esteem issues if we don't remind girls that being healthy and exactly who you are is the main thing. I'm grateful I didn't grow up with those images.” IfsThinkingLooksMaySelfProblemYoungGirlGrowsCausesGrowing UpIssuesGrowingSelf EsteemHealthyIdealsGratefulWho You AreEsteemUnfortunateYoung WomenSkinnyFlawlessSelf Esteem Issues Author:Kellee Stewart
“I did extensive research on media and anorexia and found out that the fashion magazines are to blame in a way. They project an image of a woman that is completely absurd, but girls and women believe they should be very skinny. They don't look like real woman anymore.” WayShouldBelieveLooksRealGirlFoundMediaFashionProjectsResearchBlameAbsurdMagazinesSkinnyAnorexiaReal WomenFashion Magazines Author:Oliviero Toscani