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Kate Dillon

Curvy Girl — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:03:25 +0000

Bio according to People.com: Kate Dillon was an overweight child who turned to anorexia to lose weight. She was discovered in 1991 by a photographer in her hometown of San Diego. Though severely underweight, she came in third in Elite’s Look of the Year contest, winning a $75,000 contract. By age 19, the lifestyle had taken its toll, and with the help of a nutritionist started to gain weight. After putting on about 30 pounds, she quit the business to study education in New York City. While there, she tried plus-size modeling and was quickly signed to Wilhelmina. She became on of the stars of the plus-size modeling world, and lectures nationwide about eating disorders. She is the founder of Echo, a nonprofit organization benefiting art programs for children.
Also: Dillon was named one of the “5o Most Beautiful People in the World” by People magazine in 2000

Crystal Renn

Curvy Girl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:39:21 +0000

Bio from Wikipedia.org: Crystal Renn (born 1986 in Miami, Florida) is a plus-size model based in New York. Renn started her modeling career in high fashion at the age of 14 after being told to lose almost a third of her total body weight. This weight loss eventually triggered a health crisis, causing her to reassess her diet and exercise habits. After gaining 70 pounds and re-emerging as a U.S. size 12, she was re-marketed by her agents as a plus-size model, and now enjoys a highly successful career. In addition to working repeatedly with notable fashion photographer Steven Meisel and being the only plus-size model to appear on a Harper’s Bazaar cover, and appearing in four international Vogue editions, Renn has enjoyed lucrative contracts with many high-profile plus-size clothing manufacturers such as Lane Bryant, Evans and Torrid.
Books: “Hungry: A Young Model’s Story of Appetite, Ambition and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves”

Emme

Curvy Girl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:21:47 +0000

Bio from Wikipedia.org: Melissa Aronson, better known as Emme Jacob (born 1963), is a plus-size model, and is largely recognized as the leading model in the profession, as well as its highest earner. She is host of FOX’s reality dating series More to Love. She previously hosted Fashion Emergency on E! where she gave fashion advice to women of all ages. Emme is frequently seen on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, and other cable networks about socially compelling and women-related issues.
Appeared in: More to Love, Fashion Emergency

Toccara Jones

Curvy Girl — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:02:21 +0000

Bio from wikipedia.org: Toccara Elaine Jones (born March 13, 1981) from Dayton, Ohio, is an American actress, model and television personality. Jones was a contestant on the third season of the UPN series America’s Next Top Model. Since ANTM, Jones signed with Wilhelmina Models as a plus-size model. She has been on the covers of Be, The Next Level Magazine, Black Men magazine, Black Hair magazine, Braids magazine, and King magazine.
Credits include: America’s Next Top Model, Celebrity Fit Club