Camille Kostek Quotes

I did a little modeling in Minnesota, but because I was a heavier 'model,' I didn't pursue it much when I lived there.

Casting plus size girls needs to be genuine.

Some people say there's a reason that Victoria's Secret wouldn't put me or any woman who doesn't fit within a certain spectrum on the runway.

My favorite models are always going to be the people who are pushing the boundary and challenging what it is to be a model.

In my 10 years, I never put a girl that was too skinny in French 'Vogue.'

People have this conception of plus size models as girls who aren't fit or don't work out or don't really take care of their bodies.

I have always been too round to do fashion shows.

Society has a hyper emphasis on thin, and that trend comes from the consumers - it does not come from the fashion industry. The fashion industry needs to make money; that's what we do. If people said, 'We want a 300 pound purple person,' the first industry to do it would be fashion.

For so long, I have been an outsider because of my size. And I think that fashion has always, in some way, catered to celebrities or to a thinner idealistic model.

For so long advertising hasn't been inclusive when it comes to plus sizes which is crazy to me.

I am not my skin. I am a model with a skin condition.

I'm so grateful that I model at a time where 'plus-size' models are being championed, but they're still called 'plus-size' which is actually quite a stigma in itself. It's just healthy, curvy women.

I really don't think we should label models as 'plus' or 'runway.'

Nowadays, we have to break the molds to what it means to be a model in 2016.

'Pretty' is most often synonymous with being thin, white, able-bodied, and cis, and the closer you are to those ideals, the more often you will be labeled pretty - and benefit from that prettiness.

Fashion should be about making clothes that make all women look beautiful, not making women starve so that they can fit in a size 8.

Models are supposed to be a muse to you. Why is a muse always the same body type, the same look? It's boring.

Fashion hasn't changed enough yet. There's too much a stereotype of beauty.

The majority of women in America look like me.

The first entry into modeling doesn't build your confidence. They pull out the tape measure and pick you apart. I'm a curvy woman, so I was definitely told I was 'too curvy.'

All fat women look the same; they all look 42.

Part of the reason I wanted to model was to push the boundaries and challenge the perceptions of what a beautiful body is supposed to look like. Why should I feel any differently about looking good than anyone else?

My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive.

I think all races are represented in America much more than in many other places, but it's also nice to remind people about that ethnic mix. I would like to see more black models and women from different ethnic backgrounds, but I also think that when you are casting, you just choose the most beautiful girl you can find.

When I'm sitting in a casting room in Paris, I'm not the thinnest model. Sometimes I'm not the most flat-chested, either.