Loving yourself is hard. Even more so if you were sexually abused at five, are of the latinx community, and are a woman – a plus-sized woman at that. How do you get out of the cycle of telling yourself you’re not good enough, not beautiful enough, not smart enough? That’s what Jackie’s journey has been all about.
She praises her collegiate basketball team and the women who supported her through those growing years, but even more so, after spending a summer with a group of young urban girls at Kids Across America, the empowerment she gave them, came back ten-fold to her. She was sick of living in fear and not being her true self, so she decided she would make a change.
She is now a model represented by LA Models, a vegan, animal activist, and an all around beautiful soul. She shares with me her list of seven traits that make up a beautiful girl – inside and out – and this is something she uses as a daily reminder of what kind of woman she wants to embody. I thank her for sharing her story. I really believe her journey can touch someone else who is having a hard time connecting with their true, strong self.
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