Alexis Ren Quotes

As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.

I think that, if anything, the pageant is great for people who suffer from body issues. It's all about being comfortable with what you're given and what you have and being able to flaunt it without being insecure. It's about empowering women, not making them feel weak or less.

I'm proud of myself. I could break and go get all this plastic surgery and get my nose fixed and get lipo or do whatever, but I haven't chosen to do that because I know I'm a great person. I'm pretty damn hot, if you ask me.

I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that I realized my accomplishments would not have been possible without my type of body, and I finally started to appreciate and celebrate myself.

If wearing the Spanx helps you get looks, and you feel that energy and response, and you're rocking your body with confidence, that's still how you'll feel about yourself when you get home and take the Spanx off... If your attitude improves from the Spanx, wear the Spanx!

I've never been supercritical about my body.

I realized that you didn't have to make self-deprecating remarks or turn yourself into the butt of some unspoken joke. I also discovered that being big didn't deter possible suitors.

Get to like your own body.

My body is my best asset.

I'm cool with myself. If I can't have the body of Angie Bassett, so be it.

To go from hating the way I looked to being a 'Cosmo' centerfold is a profound honor.

I don't have perfect teeth, I'm not stick thin. I want to be the person who feels great in her body and can say that she loves it and doesn't want to change anything.

At the end of the day, a 34B doesn't give you self-esteem.

Modeling and pageants help me overcome feeling insecure about the way that I look and my height.

There's something so beautiful in a woman who loves her body and is confident.

I used to hate my legs, but I learned to embrace them. They may be bigger than the average person's, but they're beautiful. I love them, and I wear short shorts all of the time.

I love the body I have.

I have met people in the street who say, 'You look like Karren Brady, but she is fat.' But I don't care. I am happy with the way I look; it's not something that drives me mad.

I used to be insecure about my butt, but I no longer think of clothes as something to make me look skinnier.

My thighs are great!

Every woman needs to look in the mirror and instinctively decide what will make her feel happy and good about herself and her body; that's all I did.

When you are fit and beautiful you are appreciated, you become more confident.

If I was going to be on screen in a bathing suit, I wanted to feel good about myself.

I would never become a size zero. I work out because I want to look good naked, simple as that.

I think it's so important just to have confidence in your body. Everyone knows that confidence is sexy, and it's knowing your assets, your strengths, and just playing those up.