Last year, Fabulous magazine polled both male and female reader’s to discover their perception of what an ideal women’s body should be. Well, surprise, surprise, men and women do have differing opinions, but it’s not quite what you think. Of the men questioned, a U.S.-size 10 was picked as their ideal body for women. The women polled cited their ideal as a size 6, with the national average a size 12. Fabulous shot women who were these three sizes, revving tons of commentary concerning weight, body images and self-esteem.
And today in New York, Glamour magazine is shooting Lizzi Miller, the model famous for her softball-playing, belly-dancing normal physique, for their November issue. Miller was widely celebrated in August, when Glamour used a stock photograph of her sitting naked in a thong, her soft figure– larger than what is typically found in women’s magazine– gorgeous, healthy and radiating. In the photo, she is confidently, casually display her normal body, spongy stomach roll and all.
It turned out to be the Little Picture That Could: the image prompted so much positive feedback that the magazine’s editor-in-chief Cindi Lieve’s blog had close to 1000 encouraging comments, and her inbox was “literally filled the first day the issue hit newsstands… The emails were filled with such joy–joy at seeing a woman’s body with all the curves and quirks and rolls found in nature.”
Now, Glamour is doing an entire nude photo-shoot of Miller for their November issue, along with six other “plus-size” models, being shot by today Matthias Vriens. The magazine’s “normal woman” movement is reminiscent of Dove‘s Real Beauty Campaign, a celebrated fight to expose the real bodies of women worldwide. Dove print ads, billboards and commercials all starred women of various shapes and sizes parading in bras and underwear, promoting not only products, but self-esteem.
We can’t wait to see Glamour‘s spread in November, starring Kate Dillon, Jennie Runk, Amy Lemons, Crystal Renn, Ashley Graham, Anansa Sims, and, of course, Lizzi. And we can’t help but appreciate the magazine’s strategic timing of displaying the glory of curves, right in time for Halloween candy and Thanksgiving. Well done, Glamour.
The size 16 looks damn good and I find nothing wrong with any of the 3
there so hottttttttttt i’m a boy
i wish i had sex with them sex sex sex there so hotttt
I’ve always been a fan of plus-size models! There’s a great site with lots of images of plus-size models here:
http://www.judgme ntofparis.com/
They’re all gorgeous.
I’ve always been a fan of plus-size models! There’s a great site with lots of images of plus-size models here:
http://www.judgmentofparis.com/
They’re all gorgeous.
Please go get the November issue of Glamour magazine! There is a beautiful picture of 7 plus size models nude. Legendary super model Beverly Johnson’s daughter Anansa Sims is featured in the picture. She is a size 12-14 and gorgeous! Her mother blazed trails in the 70′s as the first African American on the cover of Vogue and now her daughter is bla
Oh God yes………….. all of them at once…….
….they are “real” women…and that’s what exists in the real world….and they’re beautiful. I’m tired of the fashion media telling younger girls what they “need” to look like in order to “fit in”. It’s hard enough just going through teenage years without additional pressures. I’m also not advocating unhealthy eating habits, just be yourself.
those are real women. They are gorgeous.
WOW….As a man, I can truly say all those women look absolutely gorgeous to me. However, I would choose Caroline, the size 16, “plus-sized model” any day of the week!!! Now that is a woman with gorgeous curves and all the confidence in herself to show them off!!! Every single one of my guy friends agree with me. “Bring on the REAL women!!!
Caroline looks like everyone’s ideal at a 16
i dont know why its a big deal for a women to have curves, these women arent fat, theyre just curvier, im not a skinny girl, i wear a size 11 jeans on misses or juniors size and i have 5 kids already. i cant be a model-thin coz my bone structure are really big, besides beauty is in the eyes of the beholder…
I’ve always been attracted to women Anne’s and Caroline’s size. While Tillie is a beautiful woman I prefer the voluptuousness of the other two ladies. Yep! Curves rule the day (week, month, year) in my little world!
Fashion may be starting to catch up with reality. Sure, girls like skinny and they spend the money. But curvy women are attractive to men, and women seem not to have figured that out.
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The anna chick is my ideal though caroline is a fine choice too.