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From Ashley Graham to Tess Holliday, we take a look at the 28 most famous plus size models in the world
When it comes to famous plus size models, you’ve probably heard of Ashley Graham and Tess Holliday, but they aren't the only stylish curve models out there.
From Palomar Elesser to Nyome Nicholas-Williams and Denise Bidot to Brielle Anyea, a new host of curvy women have taken the fashion spotlight, landing global campaigns, scoring huge social media followings and challenging narrow beauty standards along the way. And it's not just women, the male plus size market is booming too, and it's making for a more inclusive, representative industry.
And, as people who are immersed in the fashion world, the models in our list are a great source of fashion tips and body confidence inspo, showing that style and success have no size boundaries.
The plus-size fashion world is finally catching up with the rest of the industry. More and more brands are extending their size ranges and it feels like we're seeing a greater and diverse set of bodies in the pages of magazines, in campaigns and on the runway.
The last few years have seen a sharp rise in the best plus size clothing brands offering covetable wardrobe pieces, from the best plus size leggings , to wow-factor dresses, on-trend tailoring and brilliant jeans for curvy women . And the shapewear industry has improved too, with more labels than ever selling plus size shapewear . There's a positive shift happening. And while there's still a way to go until the fashion industry is a truly inclusive place, more plus size brands, coupled with greater representation of curve and plus size models on the runways and in magazines, can only be a good thing. And it's not just modeling that these women are acing, some of the best fashion bloggers are plus size too, creating their own fashion lines, packed with some of the best plus size dresses , with leading retailers, allowing you to buy into their style.
In no particular order, here are our favorite plus-size models.
One of the most famous and successful plus size models in the world, Ashley Graham began her career aged just 12 in 2001 and has since achieved international success.
A vocal advocate for body positivity, Ashley is a force for change within the industry, even hosting a TED talk in 2015 called Plus size? More like my size, (opens in new tab) where she challenged the industry's outdated conventions.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Ashley Graham's covers include American Vogue, Vogue Arabia, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and Glamour. She has also walked the runway for Dolce and Gabbana, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, Christian Siriano and Fendi. Fronting campaigns for Revlon and St Tropez, Ashley Graham has also collaborated on several collections, including a lingerie range with Addition Elle, a collab with PrettyLittleThing and a denim edit with Marina Rinaldi.
If you want to hear more from Ashley Graham, then tune into her podcast Pretty Big Deal, for inspirational chit-chat and plenty of self-love.
The industry thought that Tess Holliday was too short and too big, but the industry was wrong. When Tess first tried her hand at modeling at an open casting call at 15, she was unsuccessful. Standing at just 5 foot 3 inches tall and a US size 16 (UK 18/20). It was thought that Tess wouldn't be the right fit for print ads or catalog work.
Unperturbed, in 2013, Tess launched the Instagram hashtag #effyourbeautystandards, a social protest against the world's beauty standard and aims to champion body positivity. Tess was the best-kept secret of a growing plus size fashion movement. Existing largely online, through social media and plus size fashion or 'fat-shion' blogs, Tess's influence and status was growing and in 2014, the world finally got to hear about Tess Holliday.
Quitting her day job and subsequently appearing in the viral video #everyBODYisflawless, launched Tess Holliday into mainstream consciousness. The video, which also featured plus size models and influencers Gabi Fresh and Nadia Aboulhosn, showed the trio lipsynching to Beyoncé’s hit song Flawless. star was born.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Since rising to prominence, Tess has featured on a cover for Cosmopolitan UK and starred in an H&M campaign, as well as featured in Marie Claire, Vogue Italia, and Nylon magazines. Tess has also walked during London Fashion week for an off-schedule Simply Be show as well as during New York Fashion Week for high fashion brand Chromat. Tess has also worked on several edits and collaborative fashion collections including a line for Penningtons and Fashion to Figure.
Born in Miami, Denise Bidot was inspired to step into the world of modeling by her Puerto Rican mother. However, where her mom struggled to reach success due to her curvy figure, Denise has become one of the most famous plus sized models in the world, starring in campaigns for the likes of Forever21, Levi’s and Rihanna's Savage x Fenty.
At 18, Denise moved to California to pursue a career in acting, however, whilst working as a make-up artist, Denise was approached by a photographer who convinced her to get into modeling. In 2014, Denise became the first-ever plus size model to walk for two straight-sized brands during New York Fashion Week.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Who hasn't Denise Bidot worked or walked for. With 14 years in the industry, Denise Bidot is still absolutely killing it. Most recently Denise launched a collection with Kohls and has previously collaborated with British brand Nasty Gal. She has modeled for Old Navy, Lane Bryant, Macy's Levis' Nordstrom, Forever21, to name just a few and has walked the runway for the likes of Chromat, Christian Siriano, Evans and 11 Honoré.
Born in the New York borough of Queens, Barbie Ferreira began her modeling career when she was a teen by sending photos of herself to an American Apparel open casting call.
Moving into acting, you might recognize Barbie from Euphoria, where she plays Kat Hernandez. Passionate about body positivity and pushing back on body shamers, Barbie regularly speaks on these topics within the media and uses her platform to champion body diversity.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Barbie has worked with some of the biggest brands in the business, including Aerie, Adidas, ASOS, Forever21, H&M, Levi's, and Target. Her acting credits include Divorce, Euphoria and Unpregnant. In 2016, following un-retouched images from her campaign for Aerie lingerie going viral, Time Magazine named her among its 30 Most Influential Teens. With a glittering modeling career, Barbie has featured on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Elle, Grazia, Oyster, Paper and Allure magazine.
You might know Hayley for being the daughter of Knight Rider and Baywatch heartthrob David Hasselhoff, but Hayley has forged an acting and modeling career of her own.
Hayley Hasselhoff started modeling in 2007 when she was only 14 and has since modeled for and collaborated with a number of fashion brands. She is a big champion for body positivity and often speaks on the topic of self-acceptance and being confident in your own skin. Hayley also has an acting career, playing Amber in ABC Family series, Huge.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Hayley is a contributing wellness columnist for Marie Claire, having previously also covered plus size fashion for the publication. The first-ever plus size model to pose for the cover of the German edition of Playboy, Hayley is a regular on the plus size fashion scene too. Having walked the runway at British Plus Size Fashion Week and starred on covers for the likes of Dare magazine, Hayley is a recognizable face within the industry. She has collaborated with brands such as navabi, Elvi and Yours Clothing to name just a few. Away from the fashion spotlight, Hayley is a big advocate for mental health too.
Iskra is a British model who is best known for being the global face of lingerie brand Aerie. With millions of followers on Instagram, and a loyal following of young women who thrive on her positive outlook and promotion of self-love, Iskra is one of the most famous, and much-loved curvy models in the world.
Iskra is an inspiring brand ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and the creator of the NEDA Inspires Award. In February 2017 she presented AT TEDX talk called 'Ending the Pursuit of Perfection' at the University of Nevada.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Iskra made her catwalk debut in 2016 when she walked the runway for New York-based label Chromat and has been spotted on the runway at the infamous L'Oreal catwalk in Paris. As a world-famous model and influencer, Iskra is also a regular on the FROW (front row), spotted at shows such as Elie Saab and Balmain.
While Iskra is probably best known for her work with Aerie, she has also fronted luxury plus size fashion campaigns for the likes Marina Rinaldi and American Eagle Outfitters. The latter of which used unretouched images of the model wearing their The New American Jean.
Kate Wasley is an Australian body positive activist, curve model and social media influencer. Getting her big break in 2018, Kate landed a coveted spot in the 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, which was actually the start of her modeling career. Kate is also the co-founder of Any Body Co, an initiative supporting body positivity, which she launched with fellow Sports Illustrated model Georgia Gibbs.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Kate has racked up an impressive list of clients in just four years. From modeling for Frank Body and ASOS, to being the first ever curve model to team up with Australian straight-size activewear brand Lorna Jane, who have expanded into plus-size clothing, extending their gym-ready range up to size XL.
British-born Paloma Elsesser shot to fame after being discovered by internationally renowned make-up artist Pat McGrath, who chose the plus size model as the first face of her beauty line. Paloma, who is now 29, was only discovered at 27, but has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in the fashion world.
She become an outspoken advocate for inclusion within the fashion industry, using her 400-thousand plus Instagram following to challenge traditional beauty standards.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: As well as fronting campaigns for Coach, Glossier, Fenty, and Nike, she has walked for designers including Alexander McQueen, Fendi and Salvatore Ferragamo, and cast as one of the new faces of Victoria's Secrets #TheVSCollective, and is advocating for the brand to extend its sizing up to a 5XL. In 2021, Paloma Elsesser scored her first American Vogue cover, photographed by Annie Leibovitz. Paloma has also featured on covers for Vogue Arabia (alongside Ashley Graham), ID, Vogue Mexico, Vogue Spain, as well as covers for The Sunday Times Style, Vogue UK, Porter and Muse Magazine.
A true trailblazer, Precious Lee is a model, actor, writer and activist. Signed to IMG, one of the top modeling agencies, Precious uses her public profile and platform to campaign for race and size diversity across fashion, TV and film. While still a big name in plus size modeling, Precious is now very much just a big name in fashion and beauty modeling, period. Bagging some huge campaigns for major clients, Precious is working with some of the industry's biggest names and causing some serious waves.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Born and raised in Atlanta, Precious was the first Black curve model to appear inside American Vogue, and one of the first plus size models to walk for Moschino for its Fall/Winter 21/22 collection during Milan Fashion Week. She also made history as the first African American curve model to walk in Versace's spring 2021 show. But Precious Lee's list of top clients is far bigger than that. Appearing in campaigns for Fenty Beauty, DSquared2 as well as covers for British Vogue in April 2021, V magazine, ID, Vogue Italia, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue Arabia, to name a few, you get the picture.
Brielle has become a hot household name and she shows no sign of slowing down. Hitting the limelight as a 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Search Finalist (Top 67), Brielle is a model, influencer and body positive activist focusing on ending colorism & creating genuine diversity in fashion.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Brielle is an international model with an incredible brand list that includes ASOS, Panache, Nelly, Kohl’s, Nike, and many more. With a cover for Glamour under her belt, Brielle has also launched her own swimwear line, Misses Brie swim that stocks swimwear in sizes XS-4X and ships all over the world. The collection of showstopping swim pieces are bright, bold and fun, just like Brielle.
Starting a new career at 55, Nicola Griffin shot to fame in a Sports Illustrated shoot. Since then, Nicola has flown the flag for older and grey haired models, staring in numerous fashion shoots and looking absolutely sensational.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Nicola can regularly be spotted in the pages of lifestyle and fashion publications, including Grazia, Harper's Bazaar, Saga and Women's Health. She has also starred in campaigns for Ulla Popken, adorned the windows of Selfridges, Zalando and Reserved.
Sonny Turner is well known for being an outspoken advocate for inclusivity. Extremely popular with millennials and Gen-Z, Sonny has a strong and engaged social media following who are inspired by her body-positive messaging.
Happy in front of the camera, or speaking to a room full of impressionable teens, Sonny wants to use her position and her voice for change, a message we can wholeheartedly get behind.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Sonny has fronted major campaigns on both sides of the Atlantic and partnered with brands including Adidas, Marc Jacobs, H&M, and Tommy Hilfiger.
If you don't know Jocelyn Corona, you should. Hailing from Mexico, the 24-year-old has already built a phenomenal, global career. Jocelyn regularly shares behind the scenes from fashion photoshoots on her Instagram account, as well as documenting some of her latest high fashion editorials.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Jocelyn is a regular on the New York Fashion Week runway and has been spotted walking for Chromat, Christian Siriano, The Blonds NY Peter Do and Benito Santos. When it comes to ready-to-wear brands, Jocelyn has shot with some pretty major household names, including Simply Be, Cacique and River Island. But it's in her editorial work where Jocelyn really shines, with work featured in Vogue Mexico, Love, Grazia and W Magazine in the last few years. Jocelyn has also worked with Marc Jacobs beauty, improving representation for curvier models in the realm of beauty too.
Having been modeling for 25 years, you might recognize Louise Boyce from the many ready-to-wear campaigns and television adverts she has starred in. A mum of three, Louise is a spokesperson for inclusivity and body confidence, having modeled both as a straight-sized model and now as part of the curve board.
Launching her brand, MamaStillGotIt, Louise is quick-witted and shares brilliant reels and stories on her Instagram from the frontline of being a parent, alongside a healthy dose of behind-the-scenes from her life as a model and influencer. Recognizing the changes the industry has gone through, Louise is a power for good, championing women and mothers including campaigning to get fake bumps in fashion advertising and e-commerce labeled as such and to include more real pregnant models in shoots.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: You'll recognize Louise from the likes of Phase Eight, JD Williams, Marks and Spencer and of course her hilarious reels (seriously she's a must follow - especially if you have kids).
All of the plus size models in this column have made an impact on the fashion industry and beyond, but not all of them have taken on social media in the way Nyome Nichols-Williams has. Shooting to fame in 2020, Nyome Nicholas-Williams is perhaps best known for challenging Instagram (and winning) after an Instagram policy saw her photos censored and removed from the micro-blogging site.
Kicking off with a hashtag campaign #IWantToSeeNyome. Nyome Nichola-Williams rightly challenged Instagram after they removed a gorgeous nude photo, that Nyome had posted of herself. In the photo Nyome had covered her bare breast with her arm.
Outraged by the removal, the model took to Instagram, “Millions of pictures of very naked, skinny white women can be found on Instagram every day,” said Nyome. “But a fat black woman celebrating her body is banned? It was shocking to me. I feel like I’m being silenced.”
And the #IWantToSeeNyome movement was born.
The issue was publically escalated when the photographer, Alex Cameron, and the British activist Gina Martin (who campaigned to make upskirting illegal) came out in support of Nyome. Following this, in October 2020 Instagram agreed to change its policies surrounding nudity - promising to stop censoring fat bodies and Black bodies. Nyome’s photo was also reinstated on her account. Nyome, Alex and Gina are still working hard to eliminate the censoring of plus size Black women.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Nyome has worked on campaigns for Adidas, Boots and Dove.
British model Felicity Hayward got her big break while out partying in an East London pub. Dancing to Diana Ross, Felicity was scouted to model for photographer Miles Aldrige and the shoot was then published in Ponystep Magazine in 2012. Soon after, Felicity signed to her first agency and the rest they say, is history.
Signed to MiLK Model Management, Felicity is a powerhouse of self-love and body acceptance and a respected voice within the fashion and plus size fashion industries.
Covers, Campaigns, Catwalks and Collections: Where to start? Felicity has shot covers for the likes of ID magazine as well as having worked with MAC cosmetics, L'Oreal and Katy Perry’s INDI fragrance, Felicity was also the first curve ambassador for ASOS in 2014. She has worked with some of the biggest photographers in the business, including Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth and Rankin. Felicity is a big champion for body positivity and self-worth and was one of the first models to show off cellulite, scars and stretch marks in major campaigns for the likes of Missguided and The Body Shop. This bold move was inspired by her digital campaign #selflovebringsbeauty, which has turned into a global body-positive movement, promoting diversity and acceptance. With three lingerie collections for Playful Promises under her belt, Felicity also hosted on Channel 4’s Naked Beach. If that wasn't enough, Felicity has also launched a podcast, 'Bad Moon Rising', and has released a book entitled, 'Does my Butt look big in this', and has a TedxTalk of the same name. The size 20 model also founded Sel
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