While others are diligently losing weight on the next diet, these beauties bathe in the attention of men and do not deny themselves anything.
Body positivity is considered the religion of happy people. And, if this religion has goddesses, then definitely, they are from our selection.
Ashley Graham, 91 kg
Ashley grew up in an ordinary family and lived a completely ordinary life: a plump girl from childhood was teased with a plump and a fat woman. The model admits that she was terribly notorious and shy, until at the age of 12 she was accidentally noticed by a model scout of the I&I company. Since then Ashley has appeared in Glamor, Elle UK, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar.
In 2017, Ashley was ranked tenth by Forbes and was voted the highest paid plus size model in the world. Non-standard parameters do not prevent her from receiving millions of enthusiastic comments on her Instagram page. But the model's heart is busy, she is happily married to director Justin Erwin, to whom she gave a son in 2020.
Amy Schumer, 73 kg
As a high school student, Schumer began to perform successfully in the stand-up genre, gathering full houses at her concerts. And in 2013 she presented the show "Inside Amy Schumer" on Comedy Central. A girl who openly talks about her alleged shortcomings and does not complex at all, conquered all of America. The girl is known for stormy romances with businessmen and designers, among whom was handsome Ben Hanish.
Today Schumer is married to chef Chris Fischer. She has 9.8 million followers on her Instagram, but the page can hardly be called glamorous. Amy uploads photos from everyday life: without makeup, in home clothes, and there are even pictures of a girl sitting on the toilet. Someone considered this openness, but many were indignant, calling it overkill.
Velvet D'Amur, 139 kg
Velvet is rightfully considered a pioneer among overweight models, the girl began her plus size career back in 2011.
She always dreamed of becoming a model, but she was refused, saying that 53 kilograms is a lot. The girl did not give up her dream, gained weight up to 139 kg and moved in a plus size model. She has contracts with Jean-Paul Gaultier and Galliano.
Katya Zharkova, 84 kg
The first Russian plus size model to appear on the cover of Cosmopolitan. Since then, Katya's career has skyrocketed, with Avenue, Silver Jeans, MC Patterns, Ulla Poken, Forever 21, Pure Energy, Cabi, Macys and Fashion To Figure contracts signed.
Katya often says that she is against retouching in the photo, even after filming with famous brands, the girl is careful not to remove her centimeters and smooth her body. Despite the non-model parameters, Zharkova is in great shape, which she proved during her participation in the show "Dancing with the Stars". Katya is married and has a daughter.
Robin Lawley, 81 kg
Lawley became the first plus-size model to appear for Australian Vogue. The girl is known for candid photo shoots in the nude style and the proposal to stop using the term "plus size". "And let's call girls with size XS minus size?" - Robin is indignant.
Lawley has her own brand of swimwear, which she herself is happy to advertise, not being shy about excess weight. Photos of the model are gaining hundreds of thousands of likes and enthusiastic comments on Instagram.
Tess Halliday, 150 kg
Another model that graced the cover of Cosmopolitan, but this time it was British. The girl admits that it was in this weight that she was able to accept and love her body.
Hollei openly talks about how she was abused as a child and treated psychological trauma for a long time. According to the model, her husband Nick is the first man with whom she was able to undress without being ashamed of her body. Tess has 2 million followers on Instagram, including haters, but most admire an ordinary girl who was able to accept herself and make a modeling career.
Iskra Lawrence, 88 kg
The girl has no Russian roots, but her name is Russian. The parents of the model learned that this was the name of the first revolutionary newspaper in Russia and decided to call their daughter the same. Spark really grew up as a revolutionary - she wears revealing outfits, miniskirts and tears patterns with contracts with major global brands.
Lawrence started out as an ordinary model, but at some point she began to gain weight and diets no longer saved her. Spark decided to just accept herself and believes that this was the best decision. According to the girl, she would have simply merged with the crowd of ordinary models and would hardly have received such a success. Her Instagram already has 4.6 million followers from all over the world.
Whitney Thompson, 85 kg
Whitney Thompson is the first winner of America's Next Top Model in plus size. The girl created a dating site for obese women and men called "The Big and The Beautiful" so that overweight people can communicate without complexes with those who accept their body.
Whitney was not always plump, she tried to control her weight, but one day she just got tired and decided to be herself. According to her, now she receives much more attention from men than when she was slim. Another example that everything starts from self-love. In 2019, the model became a mother, she and her husband are raising a son.
Alexandra Deynega, 78 kg
A beginner plus size model from Moscow. The girl's career began at the EastWestModels modeling agency, followed by filming for the SVESTA, Furmonde, Wildberries catalogs. The girl admits that she is not chasing popularity, her goal is inner harmony and a calm life in a comfortable weight.
Alexandra is against the propaganda of any weight, height and other stereotypes. Unlike her colleagues, she does not oppose sizes and believes that you can be beautiful and desirable in both XS and XL.
Tara Lynn, 80 kg
Despite the fact that Tara starred for Vogue and Elle, the real popularity came to her after she became the face of H&M. The thing is that her predecessor was Gisele Bundchen, known for her chic figure and model parameters.
Tara is married to actor Chris Noth, to whom she gave birth to a son in 2008.
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