Hello Everybody,

This year the official Hollywood NOW Love Your Body Day pics got so much press and attention, it has really created a buzz around the upcoming event! If you haven’t seen the pics already, check them out here as well as a few links to press below! Also check out Whitney Thompson’s website and blog at www.shopsupermodel.com

Whitney Thompson and Chenese Lewis for Hollywood NOW Love Your Body Day. Credits: Photographer Inez Lewis, Hair Stylist Jo Williams, Make Up Artist Jeanna Sabatino for Image Cosmetics.

Press:

http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/08/26/antm-winner-whitney-thompson-bares-all-in-the-name-of-love/

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20014516-10391704.html

http://cocoperez.com/2010-08-23-top-model-winner-wants-you-to-love-your-body

http://www.stylelist.com/2010/08/24/whitney-thompson-nude-defends-tyra-banks/

http://www.ivillage.com/naked-photo-everyone-s-talking-about/4-a-260073

http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2010/08/24/2010-08-24_americas_next_top_model_winner_whitney_thompson_bares_it_all_to_promote_love_you.html

http://www.fameblab.com/article/americas-next-top-model-s-whitney-thompson-gets-naked-love-day

Whitney Thompson and Chenese Lewis on E! News Daily

 

International Press:

UK:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1305494/Americas-Next-Top-Model-plus-size-winner-flaunts-curves-naked-ad-campaign.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Mexico:

http://www.terra.com.co/mujer/articulo/html/mur5588-una-gordita-logra-hacerse-campo-en-el-mundo-de-la-moda.htm

http://de10.com.mx/9252.html

http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/gente-estilo/noticias/2398935/08/10/Whitney-Thompson-se-desnuda-para-reivindicar-la-belleza-XL.html

Israel:

http://www.raysegev.com/index.php/love-your-body-day/

http://www.mako.co.il/women-fitness/Article-dced4db1693aa21006.htm&sCh=3d385dd2dd5d4110&pId=1252482108

Finland:

http://www.seiska.fi/viihdeuutiset/_a118447/huippumalli+haussa+voittaja+kaulailee+naista+alastomana++kuvat/

Netherland:

http://www.fashionnewz.nl/artikel_8719_foto-winnares-americas-next-top-model-uit-de-kleren.html

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1003/You/article/detail/507385/2010/08/24/Plus-size-America-s-Next-Top-Model-naakt-in-campagne.dhtml

Norway:
http://www.seher.no/849623/top-model-vinner-kaster-klaerne

Slovakia:
http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/171121/zeny-su-krasne-tucne-i-vychrtle/

Sweeden:
http://www.expressen.se/noje/extra/1.2110968/har-poserar-america-s-next-top-model-vinnaren-naken

Vietnam:
http://www32.24h.com.vn/thoi-trang/anh-khoa-than-gay-soc-cua-mau-beo-c78a319705.html

Greece:
http://www.isthmos.gr/article.php?news_id=19652

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I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend Kim Coles on PLUS Model Radio recently, it was a really entertaining and inspirational show, if you missed the show don’t worry, check it out in the archives at www.plusmodelradio.com

One of the things we discussed on the show was all of her fabulous upcoming appearances, one of which is Celebrity Catwalk, a star studded celebrity fashion show to raise money for the National Animal Rescue, Sept. 10th in Los Angeles!  In addition to Kim participating, I will be one of the celebrity models as well and hope you come out and support!

You can order your tickets online at www.celebritycatwalk.com or you can come to this special event with Kim Coles at Lane Bryant to get your tickets plus a free gift! See details below!

The National Curve Appeal Beauty, Fashion & Health Convention is an event that caters to the needs of full-figured women, sizes 12 to 26. This is a highly publicized, national convention/expo, fashion show and networking event that attracts sexy, confident, sassy, independent and sophisticated curvaceous woman. This expo offers a national platform that showcases fabulous and stylish clothes from some of the trendiest plus size designers and retailers. Additionally, it offers vendors that specialize in beauty services and products; fashion; bra fitting, body reshaping, style tips, makeup and hair advice, shoe fitting and most importantly; guidance on how to live a longer, healthier and happier lifestyle. There will also be an abundance of men that love and appreciate plus-sized women. This affair is truly like no other. Women everywhere are invited to celebrate the Project Curve Appeal movement, which takes place at the Riviera Hotel & Casino Monaco Tower, on the world famous Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada.

http://www.curveappealconvention.com

Related show

• Chenese Lewis: Chenese Lewis
• Date: Saturday, October 2nd 2010
• Time: 4:00pm
• City: Chenese Lewis in Las Vegas
• Venue: Riviera Hotel & Casino
• Address: 2901 Las Vegas Blvd.
• Country: US
• Notes: Project Curve Appeal Convention
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You’ve seen them on TV on “America’s Got Talent”, in a nationwide campaign for Torrid featured in Seventeen and Glamour magazines, and performing all over the country. Those 4 plus size beauties are looking to cast another girl to add to the group! Are you a gorgeous, tall, plus size girl who can sing and dance?

 “I am so sick and tired of the only role models for young girls being stick-insect models and celebrities. You girls are single-handedly proving – Big is Beautiful, Big is Sexy, Big is Talented!” –Piers Morgan

“You guys have got it all. You take the stage, you’ve got the confidence… besides that, you kick ASS singing!” — David Hasselhoff






Please send pics and resumes to glamazongirls@gmail.com for audition appointment.

www.theglamazons.com

Girl Scouts of the USA enlisted four models from Wilhelmina Curve to celebrate The Changing Face of Fashion. A set of videos exploring self esteem and personal empowerment from the perspectives of plus size models Lizzie Miller, Anansa Sims, Leona Palmer and Julie Henderson, The Changing Face of Fashion was directed and shot by lifestyle and beauty photographer Cathrine Westergaard. As a part of a new initiative at Girl Scouts to address the image of girls in the media, The Changing Face of Fashion is supported by findings from The Girl Scout Research Institute.

Beauty Redefined: Girls and Body Image Survey (2010), a nationwide survey which included more than 1,000 girls ages 13 to 17, shows many girls consider the body image sold by the fashion industry unrealistic, creating an unattainable model of beauty. Nearly 90 percent of those surveyed say the fashion industry (89 percent) and/or the media (88 percent) place a lot of pressure on them to be thin. However, despite the criticism of this industry, 3 out of 4 girls say that fashion is “really important” to them.

“The fashion industry remains a powerful influence on girls and the way they view themselves and their bodies,” said Kimberlee Salmond, Senior Researcher at the Girl Scout Research Institute. “Teenage girls take cues about how they should look from models they see in fashion magazines and on TV and it is something that they struggle to reconcile with when they look at themselves in the mirror.”

The health implications of the preoccupation with unrealistic images are serious. Nearly one in three girls say they have starved themselves or refused to eat in an effort to lose weight. In addition, more than a third (37 percent) say they know someone their age who has been diagnosed with an eating disorder.

Girl Scouts of the USA and the Dove Self-Esteem Fund have partnered to offer self-esteem programming for girls nationwide and will be focusing their core leadership program to address the issues of body image in the media in relation to self-esteem. In addition to program initiatives, Girl Scouts of the USA has been instrumental in the introduction of The Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925) to Congress, by two congresswomen, Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). This bill will work to promote healthy images of women in the media through a grant program that will support youth empowerment groups, media literacy programs, and further research into the effects of the media on women and girls.

For more information on The Changing Face of Fashion, go to: www.girlscouts.org/itsyourstory

The new tv channel Syfy, formerly known as the Sci Fi Channel, will include PLUS Model Magazine on this weeks episode of Mary Knows Best.

The reality series Mary Knows Best is about Mary Occhino who is a successful author, radio host, psychic intuitive and mother of three. The show chronicles the poignant and often funny situations that Occhino and her family get themselves into on a daily basis.  Her children, Jackie, Chris and Carl, are a mismatched group of siblings consisting of a skeptic, a paranormal investigator and a reluctant psychic.

Mary’s daughter Jackie wants to be a plus size model and has an editorial in this months edition of PLUS Model Magazine! You can check out how she was made “model” ready on this weeks episode!

www.plusmodelmag.com

www.syfy.com

Plus Model Magazine Announces Exciting Changes, US Television Appearance And The Magazine’s Direction For The Remaining Of 2010

New York, NY – July 24, 2010 – PLUS Model Magazine, the premier virtual magazine celebrating the plus size industry, welcomes Marie Denee – The Curvy Fashionista, to the “PLUS” family. After completing her studies, Marie set out to share with all the Curvy. Confident. Chic. Fashionistas she could reach, that “we CAN don the latest and greatest of trends, fashions, and styles that are made with US in mind!”

Since the launch of The Curvy Fashionista, Marie Denee has interviewed some of the industry’s leading designers, models, and pioneers as well as championed the latest fashion trends, entertainment news, and body image issues within the plus community.

Most recently Marie was chosen as one of 31 bloggers to take part in Society Stylist’s “Little Black Dress Experiment” Tours America. For more information visit www.societystylist.com.

As PLUS Model Magazine’s Fashion and Style Editor, Marie will be working closely with our newly appointed Executive Fashion Editor, Reah Norman, on providing the latest Fashion Trends for our PLUS readers. The emergence of talented fashion designers over the last five years will also be featured by our talented duo.

Reah Norman has been part of the PLUS Model Magazine family for a number of years and an integral part of its success. As the magazine continues to grow, so has our need for one person to lead PLUS in a very “Fashion Forward “ direction. As the Executive Fashion Editor, Reah will bring her expertise to all aspects of the magazine.

Our August Issue is due to be “live” on the first and will feature one of Los Angeles most sought after models, Denise Bidot. This hot Latina will “knock your socks” off in this sexy and denim inspired feature photographed by the very talented, Inez Lewis.

Bringing it back to NYC will be photographer Stanley Debas as he partners with celebrity stylist Spry Lee Scott for our September Issue. Featuring the beautiful, Sarah Flack, the Fashion Issue will feature trends inspired by your curves!

Lucaspictures will bring our third annual SHAPE issue, which is set to push the envelope to the limit for PLUS as we bring Australia’s, City Chic, to the NY shores. Brazilian super model Fluvia Lacerda makes her third appearance on our cover and will show her fans more than ever why we all love her curves.

We have some more exciting news coming very soon about our latest television appearance, here in the US. Please join our blog at www.plus-model-mag.com to receive the news first.

Are you excited? We certainly are!

About PLUS Model Magazine:
PLUS Model Magazine, the premiere virtual magazine celebrating the plus size fashion, beauty, arts and plus size modeling industries, inspires YOU to thrive in your curves, crave contemporary fashion and design your life on your own terms, sans apologies.PLUS Model Magazine brings aspiring and professional plus size models the information and resources needed to have a successful plus size modeling career. And for fashion conscious women with curves, we also report on the best beauty tips as well as plus size clothing companies and designers styling for today’s modern plus size women.

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