Torrid, the popular plus-size clothing store, is once again holding its House of Dreams model search. If you missed the in-person entry weekend earlier this month, don’t worry; there’s still time to mail in an application. Finalists will receive a trip to Los Angeles to participate in an exclusive photo shoot and one winner will be chosen for a trip to New York and meetings with top models and influencers in the industry.

Plus size models have gotten a lot of buzz lately, from spreads in V and Glamour, to Whitney Thompson winning “America’s Next Top Model” a few cycles back. So it seems that “Britain’s Next Top Model” judge Julien MacDonald was a little off the mark when he called plus size models “a joke” in an interview with Wales Online.

This week, Tyra Banks introduced us to Sheridan Watson, a gorgeous 17-year-old who was chosen the winner of Tyra’s Fiercely Real Teen Model Search for plus size teens. The New Jersey teenager wears a size 14 and proved her modeling skills through a competition showcased on Tyra’s talkshow. She and five other finalists competed in five areas

Supermodel and now TV mogul Tyra Banks has launched a search for a teen plus size model. It seems Banks, a savvy businesswoman, is striking while the iron is hot on the plus size modeling trend.
The competition, naturally, is called Tyra’s Fiercely Real Teen Model Search. It’s open to teens ages 13 to 19 who wear sizes 12-20 and are 5’9″ to 6’1″ tall. To enter, you’ll need to submit four photos of yourself in leggings and a t-shirt or tank: one full-body, one from the waist up, one face-on …

There have been two high-profile magazine spreads featuring larger models in recent months. The first, from Glamour, included Crystal Renn, Amy Lemons, Ashley Graham, Kate Dillon, Anansa Sims, Jennie Runk and Lizzie Miller, all in the buff. Then, in V Magazine’s January issue, several more plus size models were shown both nude and clothed. The pictorials received a lot of attention and positive feedback from readers. So are agents and models gearing up for more business?

Models.com has posted several photos from the much talked-about plus size photo shoot of V Magazine. The images are from the magazine’s size issue, which hits newsstands Jan. 14. The plus-size models are both clothed and nude, and they are beautiful.

After Page 6 — in an article whose headline starts “Heavy Changes” — broke the news that edgy fashion magazine V would be devoting an issue to plus size models, several Web sites have not praised the magazine, but derided the move as a publicity stunt. The thinking goes, what are the chances V will continue to use larger models after this issue? It seems to some that the magazine is cashing in on the popularity of plus models in other magazines such as Glamour.
The V plus size issue January …

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 …

Looking for a reason to buy Glamour magazine this month? The November issue features a beautiful photo of seven of the world’s most popular plus-size models, unabashedly nude. The shot includes Crystal Renn, Amy Lemons, Ashley Graham, Kate Dillon, Anansa Sims, Jennie Runk and Lizzie Miller.

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 …