While today, she devotes herself fully to her life as a mother and thrives outside the spotlight, she paved the way for other "plus size" models and reconciled the fashion world with curvy figures.

Some people online expressed frustration at Vogue’s recent homage to “Hairspray," starring Gigi Hadid, saying the video did not include any plus-size models.

"I got a DM, and I thought it was to help out on set, and it was actually to model for Vogue Italia," says James. James is a plus-size male model - and says "meaningful change" for him would mean ...