Aerie builds you up, and it makes you feel positive. Why don’t more companies do that? Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
Because I was a swimmer, I felt like sports did help me to realize that my body was more than what it just looked like… and if didn’t eat, then I couldn’t swim fast. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
I was a ‘straight-size’ model from 13 to 16, but I was eventually dropped by the agency because my hips were too big. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
You should be waking up and being excited about what you’re going to do today, and your friends and your family, and what you’re going to achieve in life. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
I felt like the sample size was right, and my body was wrong. I basically ended up going into battle with my body, and that’s a daily battle every time you look in the mirror. Every time you see an image of a successful model or someone who you look up to who doesn’t look like you, you think you’re not good enough. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
People often ask me, ‘Who is your role model?’ and it sounds a bit cliche, but I’ve been trying to be my own model. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
I’ve been trying to be the model that I wanted to see when I was a teenager, looking through magazines and not seeing myself, looking at pictures that were so edited. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
I want to be the girl that’s real and show other girls that you don’t have to have flawless skin or the ‘perfect’ body – because that’s just not real. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
Throughout my whole teenage years, I had zero confidence and had to build it from the bottom up. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
I’m very aware I have very young people following me – 11- and 12-year-olds. I want to do things that are aspirational, so I’m not going to pick a picture that’s unattractive – even in the sense of lighting and angles – but I make sure that it’s realistic. It is me, and it is my body. I wouldn’t put anything out there that isn’t real. Iskra Lawrence Read Quote
