The lovely Lawley made history this year as the first plus-size model to grace the pages of Sports Ilustrated's swimsuit edition. Not only was the size 12 beauty the first woman of her stature to appear in the glossy, but it turns out she was pregnant at the time (not that you could tell by looking at her). Post-birth, Lawley took to Instagram to proudly show off her "#tigerstripes" aka stretch marks, calling them "bad ass."
"We put an unbelievable amount of ridiculous, time-consuming pressure on women to care so much about their flaws, they forget how truly beautiful they (you) are today," she wrote in an accompanying Facebook post.
It's a refreshing, body-positive outlook that we'd like to see more of on social media -- and the runway.
Graham is no stranger to showing off her gorgeous curves in skimpy outfits, having walked the runway at New York Fashion Week in a lingerie line she created with Canadian brand Addition Elle. She also appeared in the first plus-size swimsuit ad to run in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition.
The stunner makes sure to use her celebrity to celebrate women of all sizes -- and to challenge the all too often confidence-crippling standards of the fashion industry. "We need to work together to redefine the global vision of beauty," Graham said in an inspiring TED talk she gave earlier this year.
The 31-year-old model was one of a handful of plus-size models to star in Lane Bryant's campaign for its Cacique lingerie line, which ran with the tagline #ImNoAngel -- a dig at Victoria's Secret angels (Buuurn!). In a social media post written in conjunction with the Lane Bryant campaign, she asserted, "I redefine sexy by being bold and by refusing to be anyone but me."
Huffine was also the first full-figured woman to land a spot in the famous Pirelli calendar. If you ask us, her moment in the spotlight should last longer than one month out of the year.
Talk about keeping it real; not only does Lawrence proudly show off her physique in an ad campaign for American Eagle Outfitters' Aerie intimates line, but she does so without the aid of Photoshop -- a rarity for a model of any size.
But the bold beauty's promotion of a realistic body type doesn't stop there; Lawrence is an ambassador for the National Eating Disorder Association and the managing editor of Runway Riot, a site that bills itself as a "fashion, style and beauty site for women of all sizes."
There's no doubt that Victoria's Secret models need insane amounts of confidence to strut their stuff in itsy-bitsy underthings on the runway. Bold babe Runk, who stripped down to her birthday suit for a 2009 Glamour magazine photo shoot, would fit right in among the brand's other daring catwalkers.
And since she's logged time modeling for H&M's swimwear line, she knows a thing or two about working her best angles for a major retailer.
