Whitney Thompson has proven not only skinny girls are beautiful. Even though there have been times when she compared herself with skinnier girls, the plus-sized model won the latest season of “America’s Next Top Model.”

"There's definitely times I've looked in the mirror and looked at other girls and thought, I wasn't like them," said Thompson, after finding out she beat out the other finalist of the contest, Anya Kop.

Thompson said she felt very proud for having been able to make a statement and she hoped that her victory would help American women feel more confident about their bodies.

It's amazing to be America's Next Top Model. This is exactly what I want. This is what I've always wanted!" she enthusiastically exclaimed.

As prize, Thompson will get a cover and a six-page spread in Seventeen magazine, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics and representation from Elite Model Managament.

Thompson expressed to People magazine her intention to be a role model for young girls, including her 13-year-old cousins who complained they were too fat. “They’re too young to think like that,” Thompson said. She also confessed that one of her best friends was not very supportive when she left for the show, telling Thompson she was fat and she wasn’t going to go too far in the competition. “In your face!” Thompson said she was thinking every week when she remembered her former friend’s words.

The sexy model, who is a size 8 to 10, said she already had many fans across the world, who showed their support through mails in which they expressed their admiration and care.