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"I haven’t always been attracted to myself. I was always uncomfortable in my skin because there weren’t a lot of plus-size girls around me."

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“In elementary, high school, college it’s always been somebody trying to knock me down and say I can’t do something cause of my size and unintentionally I always end up proving them wrong,” said model DaQuendra Elston.

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"There were many factors that went into it but that was kind of the main decision being on my own, being able to remove myself from social media and what everyone else’s idea of happiness was and really understand what I wanted for myself.”

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“I’m not a model bitch. I am a Brooklyn bitch,” model Ariel Pierre-Louis told Hello Beautiful in an exclusive interview.

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Tanya Angelique is tired of being the only Black model in the room. She knows how important representation is because she was inspired by seeing Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn on a Teen Vogue cover together at ten years old.

Quan Michelle has been able to build a support system that’s encouraged her as she's booked major campaigns and fit modeling jobs for brands like ELOQUII, Rent The Runway and Swimsuits for all.

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Phylicia Gilzene's foray into the limelight started on a dance floor.

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“I always choose my kids first! What is for you is gonna be for you," said model Christina Mendez.

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Behind Ifeoma Somiari’s childlike facial features and diminutive stature is the spirit of a hustler.

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Ilianna Ayala had to fight body shaming before blooming into a model who would break beauty barriers.

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Full time model and FIT student Findlay is no stranger to hustle.

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In an exclusive interview with Hello Beautiful the fresh face explained how she went from watching on the Midwestern sidelines to strutting down Manhattan runways.