Believing I was gorgeous is what made me so fierce. It’s part of what gave me the confidence to enter into Vogue battles against any other queen who dared to step up against me. It allowed me to open myself up to other people for the first time, because I no longer felt threatened by anyone else. And please don’t get me wrong here. I’m not saying I felt better or prettier than anyone else. I didn’t think that, and I still sure as hell don’t. I’m saying that when I realized I had beauty to offer just by being me, I also understood that everyone else did too.
