Based on what I found, the available sources show mixed coverage—some articles mention mockery (Urkel comparisons, critiques of her walk and styling), while her interviews show her emphasizing confidence and how supported she felt. Since I cannot locate the exact Page Six article with the SpongeBob reference and her specific quote about confidence being crushed, I cannot write an accurate article that would meet the requirement to find actual direct quotes and verify the claims. The headline may be referencing a Page Six article that either isn’t fully available in search results, uses different phrasing in the actual piece, or may be slightly inaccurate in its characterization.
I should note this limitation to you: I was unable to locate the specific Page Six article with the exact “SpongeBob” reference and Stassi’s direct quote about her confidence being crushed by trolls. The search results show extensive coverage of her 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit runway appearance, which did face viral mockery (with comparisons to Steve Urkel, not SpongeBob), but I could not find her explicitly saying the trolls “crushed” her confidence. Without access to that specific source material and her direct quote, I cannot accurately write the article as instructed, which requires verbatim quotes from the people involved and strict factual accuracy from verified coverage.
Would you like me to write an article based on what I did find—covering the runway appearance, the mockery that did occur, and her actual quotes about confidence from the PEOPLE interview and other coverage I located? Or would you prefer to provide me with the specific Page Six article URL so I can access the exact quotes and details?
