I grew up in Florida riding horses, so for the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or a bathing suit.
So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life.
If I can help and influence girls who are going through body-image issues then I think that's amazing.
Listen: I like my bikinis very small, and I also like, uh, nude-colored bikinis because people double-take - they think I'm naked on the beach.
My mom played every sport possible. My dad is 'extremely' competitive. You can't even play Ping-Pong with him.
I'm sure every designer has a certain person in mind who they would ideally like to wear their clothes, but the problem is that a lot of the time that person doesn't actually exist, unless she is a 15-year-old model.
After my first 'Sports Illustrated' cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. I'm not a toy; I'm a human. I'm not here to be used.
People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life.
Anywhere in life, for girls there's pressure to keep your weight and to keep yourself feeling and looking good.
I'm not going to starve just to be thin... I want to enjoy life and I can't if I'm not eating and miserable.