Influentially Curvy: 15 Bodacious Black Women Who Celebrate Their Shape Loudly - Page 6
6. Chloe Bailey, 26
Chloe Bailey wasn’t always proud of her body either. As it turns out, her insecurities came from the lack of representation she saw for bodies like hers on television. She told Allure magazine in 2022, “I’ve always had thick thighs and a butt. But I was growing up at a time when, if someone on television told you that you had a big butt, they meant it as an insult. So I was a little ashamed of my curves. I tried to hide them. It took a very, very long time. Now, my favorite thing about [my body] is my butt.”