nprhereandnow:Standing at 5’5″ and wearing a size 22, Tess Holliday (real name Tess Muns
nprhereandnow:Standing at 5’5″ and wearing a size 22, Tess Holliday (real name Tess Munster) is the first model of her size to sign a major modeling contract.She’s already been named a top model by Italian Vogue, but made history in the fashion world last week when she announced that she is now working under MiLK Model Management, a U.K.-based modeling agency.“It’s hard enough to break into my industry when you’re my height and my size but adding the tattoos on top of it, there’s not many clients that will hire you if you have Miss Piggy tattooed on your arm,” she told Here & Now.Growing up in the rural south, Holliday was bullied for her body type and modeling dreams, but now, she’s turned the tables, using her curvy, inked-up body as a platform to ignite a conversation about body acceptance through her social media movement #EffYourBeautyStandards.Read/hear our interview with Tess Holliday. We are very happy for Tess. Thank you Tess for being a role model to women of all ages. -- source link