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19. Amber Riley
Amber Riley, Mercedes Jones from Glee to most people, has said on a number of occasions what kind of comments she has had to endure over the course of her career, what kind of roles she has been offered just because she is overweight.
She has made it her mission to show the world that girls like her do not have to be quiet, sad or weird girls who sit in the corner, hating the world. She almost didn’t make it. Before landing the role on Glee, she almost gave up.
Luckily for her and all overweight girls (and not just girls) in the world, she decided to give it another go and she landed the role that allowed her to exude confidence and teach everyone that overweight girls can do anything they put their minds to.