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How she feels about herself right now: Right this minute? On a scale of 1 to 10—10 being I want to make love to myself and 1 being I want to take my own life—I'm about a 6. I haven't worked out in months and my jeans are too tight.

Uh-oh. Let's try this again In general, how she feels: I like my face. I think I look better in real life than I do in photos.

One of the best things she inherited from her mother: The feeling that I'm kind of bare-bones attractive. My mother never wears makeup, never fusses about her appearance. And I think she's beautiful. She makes me feel like I could throw on some lip gloss and call it a day.

One of the best things she concluded from being an overweight teen: I chose not to care too much about vanity. That's when I decided I was going to hone my sense of humor and develop a winning personality.

What she's grateful for, looks-wise: I've got the basics. Hair (blonde), eyes (blue), a mouth (with lips). And I don't have a finger growing out of my forehead.

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