Models are, by definition, models, not matter what size, shape, form. A household name if your household is particularly trendy, Renn is famous for speaking out about the pressures of the modeling industry in her book Hungry. After getting healthy, she reemerged a size 12 and rebranded her career. From there, she changed the tides of the industry.

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By Margot Peppers for MailOnline. Top plus-size model Melissa Aronson, better known as Emme, is making a return to fashion at the age of The former Fashion Emergency host, who battled and overcame Stage 2a Hodgkin's lymphoma in , has recently been signed to Muse Models and is in the midst of launching several initiatives promoting the representation of plus size women in the fashion industry.
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Fashion Week. Seven plus-size models who paved the way for today's biggest names. In partnership with. Written by Channing Hargrove, Refinery This article was originally published by Refinery29 , the leading next-gen media and entertainment company focused on women. The opinions in this article belong to the author. Only recently have brands and designers begun casting plus-size models.