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"We're just ticking a diversity box": this plus-size model speaks out about the difficulties of the profession

After a decade marked by the rise of body diversity, plus-size models are sounding the alarm: opportunities are dwindling. In ...
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Plus Size Model Ashley Alexiss Says It’s ‘Really Sad’ She’s Not Considered a Role Model After 100-Lb. Weight Loss (Exclusive)

Ashley Alexiss underwent a dramatic 100-lb. weight loss and tells PEOPLE how she's viewed differently amid the body transformation The plus-size model, who has worked with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, ...
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Is ‘fatphobia’ a crime? This plus-size model thinks so — and is pushing to make it happen

She wants fat shamers to experience the full weight of the law. A plus-size model in France has launched a petition to outlaw fatphobia after getting ripped for her weight at a bakery. Plus-size model ...
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After Emily Ratajkowski Receives Backlash For Posing In Plus-Sized Jeans, Model Tabria Majors Called Her And More Out For 'Erasure Of Models My Size'

EmRata's recent photoshoot has critics calling the model "fatphobic." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Back in November, the ...
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Plus-Size Model “Banned” For Wanting Bigger Seats On Flights Says She Now Travels By Private Jet

Gracie Bon has decided she’s done with the discomfort of commercial travel. The 27-year-old plus-size model said she was banned from some airlines after campaigning for bigger seats on aircraft. Hence ...
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7 Trailblazing Plus-Size Models Who Opened Doors for the Next Generation

Melissa Owens Miller, known professionally as Emme, is an American plus-size model, social reformer and body image advocate. Emme gained worldwide fame as the first full-figured model chosen for ...
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Plus Size Model Ashley Alexiss Says It’s ‘Really Sad’ She’s Not Considered a Role Model After 100-Lb. Weight Loss (Exclusive)

The model opens up about the emotional toll behind her transformation and how the skin-tightening treatment CellSound is helping get her confidence back Frazer Harrison/Getty; Ashley Alexiss/Instagram ...