--- description: Find out what Aly Raisman told Chrissy Teigen about body confidence. title: Aly Raisman Used to Feel 'So Insecure' About Her Body image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64d0c06071bf1aa1/6988bb86f887dc2d83e992cb/aly-raisman-sports-illustrated-body.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Aly Raisman Used to Feel 'So Insecure' About Her Body by [Julie Mazziotta / People](/author/people/) ## Julie Mazziotta / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 23, 2017 2:44 PM CUT  Aly Raisman at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017 launch festival on February 17, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Aly Raisman at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017 launch festival on February 17, 2017 in Houston, Texas.Rick Kern—WireImage by [Julie Mazziotta / People](/author/people/) ## Julie Mazziotta / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 23, 2017 2:44 PM CUT Even Olympians and supermodels [have body insecurities](http://people.com/bodies/hunter-mcgrady-sports-illustrated-swim-models-body-diversity/ "undefined"). [Aly Raisman](http://people.com/tag/aly-raisman/ "undefined") sat down with [Chrissy Teigen](http://people.com/tag/chrissy-teigen/ "undefined") and [_Sports Illustrated_ Swimsuit](http://people.com/style/kate-upton-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover-2017/ "undefined") editor [MJ Day](http://people.com/bodies/si-swimsuit-issue-director-body-insecurities/ "undefined") to talk about the [gymnast’s jaw-dropping photoshoot](http://people.com/sports/aly-raisman-talks-topless-si-swim-photoshoot-feel-confident/ "undefined") in the 2017 issue. “You brought home some medals for us. We owe a lot to you, and now you’ve been kind enough to grace us with that amazing a–,” Teigen, 31, tells Raisman at the _SI_Swimfest in Houston. “You look incredible in the magazine, like absolutely bonkers, strong, confident, beautiful, amazing woman.” “\[You\] surprise yourself how comfortable you are when you’re shooting,” Raisman, 22, says. “It was one of my favorite days of my life — I’m not just saying that — because I felt so confident, so strong, so feminine, and it’s an incredible feeling, because I feel like a couple of years ago I wouldn’t have had the confidence to do it.” The six-time Olympic medalist says she [still deals with body doubts](http://people.com/sports/gold-medal-sizzle-simone-biles-and-aly-raisman-to-make-their-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-issue-debut/ "undefined"). “It’s so empowering to be out there and just, you have insecurities just like everyone else, your body’s not perfect, but you feel confident and beautiful.” “How do _you_ have insecurities?” Chrissy asks, shocked. “I used to be so insecure, I thought my arms were too muscular, but now I’m growing to like them,” Raisman admits. Issue editor Day, who chose[ size and body diversity](http://people.com/bodies/hunter-mcgrady-sports-illustrated-swim-size-2-16/ "undefined") as the theme of the 2017 issue, explains that this very conversation drives home that idea. “This is the point. Everyone thinks that because you’re an elite athlete, because you’re an enormous celebrity, superstar model, that your world is perfect, and that you think everything about yourself is perfect,” Day says. “It doesn’t matter if you look like you, or you, or me, we all have our issues, and the world should know that. We should love everything that we’re given.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/bodies/aly-raisman-chrissy-teigen-body-insecurity-posing-sports-illustrated-swim/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4680096/aly-raisman-body-insecurities/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4680096/aly-raisman-body-insecurities/"},"headline":"Aly Raisman Used to Feel 'So Insecure' About Her Body","datePublished":"2017-02-23T14:44:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:55.093Z","description":"'We all have our issues'","url":"https://time.com/4680096/aly-raisman-body-insecurities/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64d0c06071bf1aa1/6988bb86f887dc2d83e992cb/aly-raisman-sports-illustrated-body.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julie Mazziotta / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt64d0c06071bf1aa1/6988bb86f887dc2d83e992cb/aly-raisman-sports-illustrated-body.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"VIBES By Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017 Launch Festival - Day 1","caption":"VIBES By Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017 Launch Festival - Day 1","creditText":"Rick Kern—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4680096/aly-raisman-body-insecurities/","name":"Aly Raisman Used to Feel 'So Insecure' About Her Body"}}]}] ```