While traditional standards of beauty are evolving, people still have the desire to change their bodies to look like someone else. The modeling industry has previously been accused of promoting ...

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 ...

When it comes to breaking barriers and challenging beauty standards, Black plus-size models lead the way. Their confidence and advocacy inspires countless people around the world. These extraordinary ...

After struggling to maintain a size 0 for New York Fashion Week, model Lauren Hill reveals that the highlight of her career was becoming the second plus-size model to be featured in Vogue Australia.

Let’s be clear: Black women have always set the standard in the fashion and beauty industries. From the regal gold adornments of our African ancestors to the street style of the B-Girls of Brooklyn ...

Your Instagram feed may be more diverse than ever, thanks to the host of plus-size babes using their platforms to foster a celebratory and inclusive online community, but the fashion world still has a ...

When Ashley Rose started modeling at 11, it wasn't something she wanted to do for herself. “I was a tomboy who played volleyball, basketball and track. I only went to events because my mom wanted me ...

Industry insiders are alarmed by the lack of body diversity on catwalks, as Vogue Business reports only 0.8% of runway looks were plus-size. Getty Images They’re not cat-walking the walk. Despite ...

Models Emme, Kate Dillon join Miller in campaigning for average-size U.S. woman. Sept. 2, 2009 — -- The fashion industry couldn't ignore them forever. An estimated 41 percent of U.S. women are ...