Plus Size Model

Tess Munster aka Tess Holliday is one of the “Body Positive” activists and founder of the #effyourbeautystandards campaign.

Munster is 1.62m tall, wears size 52 dresses, and is a model!

Overweight since childhood, Tess Munster has managed, despite all the teasing and hostility, to develop a positive relationship with her body and to celebrate and share this attitude. She is co-founder and spokesperson of the “Body Positive” movement, which is about accepting your own body, finding yourself beautiful regardless of weight and size, and expressing your style. The topic of health is not neglected, and Munster herself exercises four times a week.

“The movement shows women that they do not have to be a certain size to love their body (big or small) and that their size should not dictate their fashion choices.”

But how did she start her career as a Plus Size Model and figurehead of a movement?

Tess Munster grew up in trailer parks in Laurel, Mississippi. Verbally humiliated by her father and classmates because of her weight, she dropped out of high school at the age of 17.

She initially started working as a makeup artist and decided in 2010, encouraged by her professional success and early participation in modeling competitions, to move to Los Angeles. There, in 2011, she had her breakthrough as a professional Plus Size Model.

Since then, her career has skyrocketed. In 2013, she was nominated by Vogue Italia as one of the top Plus Size Models in the world. This year, she is nominated in two categories at the British Plus Size Awards: “Best Model” and “Best Person in Business.”

Her fan base is enthusiastic about her positive attitude, self-confidence, and determination. Tess Munster now has nearly 1 million followers and fans on Instagram and Facebook, and the number grows daily.

An impressive personality!

Photo via Milk Modelling Agency

Photo by Nick Holliday, Plus Size Model Tess Munster

Photo via mirror.co.uk, Plus Size Model Tess Munster