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As someone who has overcome a long road of negative body image and self-confidence, it hurts to see very influential companies like Victoria’s Secret still completely ignoring or degrading women like me.

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Here’s what you need to know: It’s okay to not feel okay. It’s okay to be ‘off’. It’s okay to hurt, to be confused, to feel broken, to cry, to just need a break. It’s okay to need someone. It’s okay to seek help.

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I want to teach women that they have more to offer the world than their bodies, looks, and sexuality. I’m pretty impressive. I have something to say, yet when I meet someone for the first time the question I always leave with is, “Did they think I was pretty?”