Readers Respond: Do You Want to Be a Plus-Size Model?

Responses: 177

By Meieli Sawyer, About.com Guide

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I want to be a plus size model to show the industry that even though im big i have alot to offer.As well as great ideas for plus size fashion to show big girls can rock looks too.
—krystamarie123

I have lived in a small town my whole life where everybody knows everybody and bigger women are looked down on and I want to show everyone that big is beautiful have always been a hevy set woman I have worked since I was 16 and gotten no where and would love to become a super sized model and have a career in doing so. I am a very beautiful and attractive woman I am very confident about myself and have a great self esteem. I believe that I am not fat but that I am P.H.A.T which means I am pretty hot and thick. Thank you for reading my response
—Guest Marie

I want to show my talents and my beauty to the world even if im thick i know i can do it i just need to s star and here i am im 5'6 and size 15 for shirt im medium i just hope one day i become a pluse size model pants and medium for shirts i I just hope 1 day become 1
—Guest adnelg

I always wanted to be a model, it looks like so much fun, and its a beautiful way to express yourself. But I know I am not skinny, and honestly I did not know there was such thing as being a plus size model, till now! I was like WOW! =) this is GREAT!
—Guest Ms. Gutierrez

My dream has always been to model lingerie, in my teens & early 20s I modeled wedding gowns and @ car shows . lingerie should show A WOMENS MOST INTIMATE CURVES ; )
—twins0115

Why? Because i want full-figured women in todays society to have something to stand for and have something to be proud of. We deserve a chance to strut our stuff on the cat-walk like all the other models...
—Guest Crystal Webb

In America, voluptuous women are regularly looked over. We are scoffed at, tossed aside, laid back on the rack.... We are treated like last years designer wear. I have had ENOUGH! My thick sisters, we are a gold mine. We are often left waiting in the stock room until deemed back-in-season… or worse: sold on clearance. I want to be a model because I think thick women are like a pleated Chanel clutch, or a vintage leather bomber- timeless. We divas are tired of questioning our beauty because of our bodies. I know we are beautiful. I'm just waiting on America to realize it, and embrace us. One day, they will be begging for our smiles, for a moment to capture our beauty in photograph. When that day comes, I will say TAKE THAT VICTORIA SECRET RUNWAY SHOW!
—Guest Elle Forever

Im doing this for myself and my family theres nothing more in this world i would want more than to become a Plus Size Model. Being a 5"10& 266lbs i use to get really embarrassed and i wasnt comfortable in my own skin,but i quickly realized that this is me& ineed to learn how to LOVE every bit of me, reguardless if anyone else does! I know what i have to offer and what i can bring to the table& what i bring to the table is CONFIDENCE &PRIDE of being who i am! Im a brown skinned beauty,with big brown eyes to match my big PERSONALITY.& im ready to achieve greatness if i could get the chance to do so.( : i want the world to know that you dont have to be 5"5&115lbs! Big is in& i dont feel like its gonna leave anytime soon! #TeamPlusSizeChicks
—Guest Mahogany S

I have been through so much in my life. Have had it rough for a while. I am 5'8 273lbs. My husband says I am the most beautiful women in the world. I want to do this for myself and my family.
—Guest Venessa

I WANT TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF MODELLING AND MAKE A STAND IN THIS WORLD FOR PLUS SIZE WOMEN AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO THINK THAT EVEN A PLUS SIZE WOMAN CAN LOOK BEAUTIFUL AND THE WORLD OF MODELLING WOULD ALLOW ME TO SHOWCASE MY TALENT AND BUILD CONFIDENCE IN ME.
—Guest megha

Because i feel i could build my confidence and self-esteem up. I have lost about 45lbs but i am still a curvy 18 year old, 168lbs. I have broad shoulders and an athletic woman. Society had made me always feel like a had to fit a certain image in order for me to seem or look attractive and its sad because I've always believed it until just recently. I want to be a role model to my friends and other women who are plus size and show them that every women is beautiful in their own way and they do not have to be a specific size. You could be skinny and look 'hot' to people, but the minute you open your mouth and have such a disgrace of a personality, thats what makes you ugly. Beauty comes mainly within and i want to make sure all women understand that. To be themselves anf love themselves. Its been a journey for me to discover this but since I've progressed throughout the last 2 years of my life, i believe plus size modeling is a great way for us to wear clothing thats sexy and shows curve
—Guest Gabrielle

I would love to be a plus size model, because i am a very veluptiouseyoun woman. i am proud of how i look and want to show all the other gorgiouse woman out there that you don't have to be a stick figure to be beautiful... I am 5"5 and a size 18-20 and wether others thing negitivly about my size i don't i know that modeling for me would meen more than just a repp.... it would mean saving a life....
—Guest TIFFANYROSE

I have a verry slinder face dark brown eyes , dark skin all natural ! verry beautiful ! pretty smile ..
—Guest theresa

Meieli Sawyer
Plus-Size Fashion Guide