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If I can help and influence girls who are going through body-image issues then I think that's amazing.

Girls' inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an aspect of their lives which is causing them low self esteem and day-to-day suffering.

Body image is something that girls struggle with every day, and it's something that I struggle with every day.

I am pretty honest about a lot of things that young girls question, like their body image.

When girls feel bad about their looks, 60 percent avoid normal daily activities like raising their hand in class or even going to the doctor. That means that girls do not show up for life when they don't feel good enough or pretty enough. A role model can help girls see beauty as a source of confidence, not anxiety.

Body image - what we're supposed to look like - is made so unattainable that all girls are put in this position of feeling inferior. That's a horrible thing.

I've never had a body issue; I've never had a self-confidence issue, and there's been very few times in my life where I've felt down about the way I look or the way I feel.

I've been to a lot of photo shoots, and I see these girls that are just really thin. They're not healthy. They don't work out.

It's not easy for most girls to stand in next-to-nothing and listen to photographers and stylists commenting on how they look.

It's so important for girls to respect themselves and not put themselves down and say, 'Oh, my life is horrible,' and 'I'm not pretty enough.' How do you know? There's this energy people give off that people can be drawn to.