Black women have always set the standard in the fashion and beauty industries. And in plus-size fashion, that same energy applies tenfold.

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.

In 2015, she began posting photos of herself on Instagram ... beauty standards in the fashion industry. She proved that ...

Tess Holliday is a successful plus-size model, activist, and author. On April 22, 2025, the 39-year-old activist model created a TikTok video to answer an online critic who suggested she should ...