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 ...

They’re not cat-walking the walk. Despite calls in recent years for plus-size inclusion on runways, a recent slew of fashion weeks around the globe revealed a notable backing away from the recent ...

Alicia Johnson is a 62-year-old author and model signed to Ford Models—an elite agency that has been home to Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Brooke Shields. She’s the only model at Ford in both ...

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 ...

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 ...

And the deeper I dug into the world of plus size fashion bloggers, the more I realized how many of today’s influencer trends were born from these bold, brilliant bloggers who came before. As someone ...

Crystal Renn's life "finally flourished" once she stopped obsessing over weight. Sept. 8, 2009— -- In the fashion world, it seems as if thin is always in. But could curvy women be making a ...

Tess Holliday remembers 2019 as a "glorious" year for plus-size fashion and body positivity. The plus-size model and body activist walked the runway at New York Fashion Week. She'd been featured by ...

Erin Marley Klay, who was body-shamed for her recent bikini photos on X, says she "chose to focus on all the women telling me how much me being confident in my visibly plus-size body meant to them" ...

Black Plus-Size Influencers The OG Black plus-size influencers in this space didn’t just serve looks—they broke down barriers. They built communities, launched brands, and showed the world what it ...