As women, our bodies come in all shapes, sizes, and types, and ALL should be celebrated. For years, women have been challenging what society thinks is an appropriate or attractive body type by setting their standards of beauty. Women have been shamed for being too big, too skinny, not snapping back fast enough post-pregnancy, and the list goes on and on. From Beyonce to Baby Tate, women are redefining what body confidence means by presenting whatever body type they want to the world.
Want to feel that same confidence every day? Don’t worry; we got you! Here are 10 inspirational quotes about body confidence from some of our favorite female celebrities.
Megan Thee Stallion
“I love my body. Every curve. Every inch. Every mark. Every dimple. It’s decoration on my temple. My body is mine, and nobody owns it but me. You may not think my body is perfect, and it probably never will be. But when I look in the mirror, I love what I see.”
– Megan Thee Stallion, AMAs performance speech (2020)
Beyoncé
“I gave myself self-love and self-care, and I embraced being curvier. I accepted what my body wanted to be.”
-Beyoncé on post-pregnancy body, Vogue (2018 )
Gabourey Sidibe
“I don’t have the kind of body we usually see on television and in films. I am plus-size, I have dark skin, and I am 100% beautiful.”
-Gabourey Sidibe, NPR (2017)
Lizzo
“I think I have a really hot body! I’m a body icon, and I’m embracing that more and more every day. It may not be one person’s ideal body type. What I’m doing is stepping into my confidence and my power to create my own beauty standard.”
-Lizzo, People Magazine (2022)
Bella Hadid
“I’ve learned that beauty for me is about that confidence within. And being able to work on your mental health. I look at my body now as a temple. Before, it kind of got to the point where my body wasn’t owned by me. Now I feel like I can own my body again.”
-Bella Hadid, Marie Claire (2021)
Serena Williams
“I just work hard, and I was born with this bad a*s body and proud of it… I am proud we were able to show them what some women look like. We don’t all look the same. We are curvy, strong, muscular, tall, small, just to name a few, and we are all the same. We are women and proud.”
-Serena Williams, Reddit (2017)
Laverne Cox
“Years ago, at the beginning of this transition, I would walk down the street, and I would hear people yell, ‘That’s a man, and I would be devastated. That is not only OK. That is beautiful. Trans is beautiful.'”
-Laverne Cox, Daily Front Row Fashion Awards (2015)
Ashley Graham
“I’ve been denied jobs because I was too big. I’ve also been denied jobs because I was too small. At the end of the day, I’m never going to conform to what anybody wants. This is my body; I’m happy in it.”
-Ashley Graham, Shape Magazine (2016)
Baby Tate
“Shout out to all my natural-bellied bodies. I see you, I am you, I love you. No matter WHAT my body looks like, it is MINE, and I love it.”
– Baby Tate via Twitter (2021)
Ariana Grande
“Loving yourself is sexy! Talking about people’s bodies as if they’re on display, asking for your approval/ opinion. They are not! Celebrate yourself. Celebrate others. The things that make us different from one another make us beautiful.”
-Ariana Grande via Twitter (2015)
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