Emily DiDonato on Why She Felt Ready to Share Her Struggle with Body Acceptance

Four months ago, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Emily DiDonato, 28, opened up about her struggles with body image acceptance throughout her modeling career — and ever since she’s been blown away by the reactions she’s received.
“I was building my YouTube channel, and I realized that I had this very engaged female audience,” the model tells PEOPLE exclusively at Aerie’s Delivering Good holiday campaign, supporting women and girls in homeless s