Plus Size Beauties

Earlier this year , when the latest sports illustrated  came out , there was something  different in this issue. Yes there were still beautiful women featured in the magazines in swimsuits but , there was something different about one of the women. For the first time ever there was A plus size model featured in the magazine . Model Robyn Lawley who is a size 12, and a very successful model  was featured in the magazine alongside other  non plus size models. The interesting thing to me , was that she does not really look like the image you would think of when you hear “Plus Size” model. She is proportioned well, strikiling beautiful , toned and fit. But according to fashion industry standards she is plus size. She would be looked at as normal /average size to many in America.



Robyn Lawley

Is this the start of something new? A new side of beauty in Fashion? It’s not that, there are not lots of curvier girls, it’s just that, they are not shown or advertised as much in the fashion world. I think adding this model (plus size) in the issue was great, and monumental, and will create a precedent for the future. People like diversity, not just when it comes to weight, but also races, ethnicities, people are different and this diversity shows.

There are not as many plus size fashion agencies, but there are many successful plus size models although we may not hear their names talked about as much. Recently I came across a reality show on Hulu , called “Curvy Girls “ which follows the lives of  4 full figured models .It shows the ups and downs of the plus size modeling industry and the life of a plus size model. It was interesting to see that there are models that are making just as much money as smaller sized models one of the models said "the biggest job I ever booked was 15,000 a day"






( Left : Tess Holiday for Monif C Swimwear , Right: Tess and her husband )

When you think of a size 22 , you may not think of someone who is signed to a major modeling agency but Tess Holiday is. If you do not know who Tess Holiday is , she is a plus size model that has gained tons of popularity through Instagram. She has over 500 thousand followers , and that number is growing daily. She recently got signed to Milk Model Management in the UK. They discoevered her through Instagram , and noticed that she had more followers than most of the models they already had on their roster.

Recently pictures have been released of Tess modeling for Monif C Swimwear collection and the internet has been buzzing about it !  Their have been negative  comments about her weight , and her looking unhealthy but, there are also  so many comments about her being an inspiration.  “Youre such an inspiration !” , “Yesss Beautiful” , are some of the nicer comments. When it comes to beauty ,  people will always have their own opinions , and  it seems that our society is starting to embrace more diverse looks of beauty . Maybe its because we as people are becoming more accepting , or maybe people are tired of seeing the same images of beauty all the time.