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"In case you didn't already know, Tess Holliday, the world's first size 22 supermodel, is a total badass. A few reasons why: She considers [Miss Piggy to be a beauty inspiration](http://www.allure.com/celebrity-trends/2015/top-gorgeous-curvy-models?currentPage=2), wants to inspire women \\\"not to take any bullshit,\\\" and is schooling everyone on the misguided notion that plus-size models are inherently unhealthy.\\n\\n\\n\\n                   \\n\\n[In a recent interview with *Paper*](http://www.papermag.com/tess-holliday-plus-size-model-1571214668.html), Holliday opened up about the biggest surprise she's encountered in her modeling career, and it has to do with the way people prejudge her. \\\"I think that some of the biggest surprises I've had early on, actually to this day, are all the misconceptions about my body and my health,\\\" says Holliday. \\\"There are so many people who think that being a plus-size model, that there's something wrong with it, or that I must be unhealthy or that I'm promoting an unhealthy lifestyle. And at first it was very hard, and I blamed it on myself, and then I thought...my health is none of their business, I'm modeling for this clothing company, so why are people dissecting my body and telling me that I can't wear some things? That I can't look a certain way because of my body? And I did combat that for a while, and argue with people about that, but ultimately it's kind of like banging your head into a brick wall. If people are committed to that theory, I'm not going to change their mind.\\\"\\n\\n\\n\\nSay it with us: Healthy bodies can come in all shapes and sizes. And while you're at it, you might also want to repeat [Holliday's mantra about what beauty truly means](http://www.allure.com/celebrity-trends/2015/top-gorgeous-curvy-models?currentPage=2): \\\"Feeling confident in the skin you're in [and] celebrating what makes you unique.\\\"\\n\\n\\n\\n[Head over to *Paper to read the entire interview with Holliday. *](http://www.papermag.com/tess-holliday-plus-size-model-1571214668.html)\\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n__How to Wear Everything You've Been Told Not to, With Ashley Graham:__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n [#cneembed: embedjs/51097beb8ef9aff9f5000003/video/55d3a24561646d4681000009.js]||||||"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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