Plus
size model Hayley Hasselhoff is known for being incredibly confident
about her body and frequently flaunts her curvaceous figure both during
official photoshoots, and for the odd perfectly-posed selfie on her Instagram account.
But
the 22-year-old beauty has admitted to DailyMail.com that there are
days when she still suffers with her insecurities and when she struggles
to embrace her own beauty for what it is, rather than comparing herself
with others.
'I
still have bad body days,' she explained. 'But it's OK to have bad
days. I don't think anyone can feel completely confident all the time.
Head held high: Hayley Hasselhoff has always been incredibly outspoken about the importance of healthy body image
Inner beauty: The 22-year-old daughter
of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff admits that she still has 'bad body
days' but insists that it is OK for people to feel insecure sometimes
'But
I feel so much more connected to who I am now [than I did a few years
ago]. I feel completely connected to my body and that's been amazing to
experience.'
Hayley,
who is the youngest daughter of Baywatch and Knight Rider star David
Hasselhoff and his second wife Pamela Bach, insists that she is still
incredibly proud to be plus size however.
And,
while many have argued that the plus size label is discriminatory
towards larger women, Hayley says she couldn't be happier to be viewed
as a plus size model.
'I
embrace [the label] for what it is,' she said. 'I look at plus size as
more of an industry word, but it doesn't bother me, I love it.
'Since
I have been modeling, there has always been a straight board and a plus
size board of models and that isn't something I see as being negative.
That's just the way that it is.'
Ironically,
Hayley and a number of her fellow fuller-figured models have come under
fire from critics who claim that many of the women who are featured in
campaigns for larger clothing ranges are not actually large enough to be
considered plus size.
Plus size and proud: While the fashion
industry has come under fire for discriminating against larger models,
Hayley insists that she loves working as a plus size model - and has
happily embraced the larger label
Share the love: Hayley is a huge fan
of fellow model Myla Dalbesio, who earlier this year was labeled as the
first 'plus size' model to front a Calvin Klein underwear campaign
Last
year, model Myla Dalbesio, who is a size 10, found herself at the
receiving end of some harsh criticism on social media after she was
labeled as the first 'plus size' fashion star to feature in a campaign
for underwear brand Calvin Klein.
Hayley,
who is a size 12, has also faced similar complaints and admits that,
when she speaks to people about what she does for a living, more often
than not, they will scoff when she describes herself as a plus size
model.
'I
think Myla is absolutely stunning, and I think it was an amazing thing
for Calvin Klein to feature a larger model in a campaign and not make a
big deal out of her size,' she explained.
'When
I speak to people in the street and they ask what I do, I sometimes get
some funny remarks. But I think being plus size is a beautiful thing.
And it's an industry term, really, so I do understand why people don't
always understand it.
'But
it does seem like people will always want to criticize the fashion
industry. They are upset when plus size models aren't featured in
campaigns, but then when they are, they're upset because they aren't
plus size enough.
'Myla's campaign is beautiful and I think it's a great thing.'
Doting dad David: Hayley and her
father have an incredibly strong bond and she admits that she would love
to work alongside him one day
Family affair: Hayley (R) also has an older sister, Taylor (L), who is 24
Hayley
has now been working in fashion for eight years - and has recently
fronted campaigns for fashion label Yours Clothing, appeared in a spread
for SLiNK magazine and worked as an ambassador for Plus Size Fashion
Week.
She
insists that the plus size industry has changed and evolved in such a
positive way since her first few years working within it - and has now
learned to embrace plus size as an industry in its own right.
'I started out in the industry when I was 14,' she said. 'And then I took five years off in order to pursue other things.
'When
I returned to modeling, it had completely changed. Plus size labels had
become an important aspect of fashion, and there were so many more
people investing in clothing designs for larger women.
'I
never used to be able to buy clothes from some of my favorite labels
when I was younger, but now there is so much more available to me. I
think it's an incredible thing how the industry has grown over the
years.'
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