America's Next Top Model Filling Out? - Large & Lovely
Rumour has it that the next cycle in America's Next Top Model, number 8, which will appear in March of 2007 will feature thirteen fuller model wannabes than in previous seasons. In previous cycles/seasons there has been the odd curvy model ... [... more]
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Whitney Dineen on Modeling and Cookies - Large & Lovely
Many young women dream of standing in a crowd at the local coffee shop or walking through the mall and being "discovered". Whitney Dineen lived the dream while attending the University of Illinois in Chicago. She worked as a plus size model in . [... more]
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America's Next Top Model - Large & Lovely
I wasn't going to do it; in fact, I had no plans in doing it. But I did it. I flipped through the premiere fifth season of America's Next Top Model and the channel stuck. I couldn't resist watching 36 young women pour their hearts out to J. ... [... more]
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Interview with Olga Gonzalez-Ramos - Large & Lovely
Plus-size model, Olga Gonzalez-Ramos is successfully balancing a family and a hectic career. She was gracious enough to play 30 questions with me. What follows is that interview. Modeling is my part-time job; I work for Corporate America in the ... [... more]
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Miss Plus America Pageant 2004 - Update - Large & Lovely
The second annual Miss Plus America Pageant will take place on July 29-31, 2004 in Monroe, Louisiana at the Holiday Inn Conference Center. Over 25 contestants will compete for the title of Plus America Elite. Miss Plus America is the brain-child ... [... more]
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Plus-Size Model Search - Large & Lovely
Lane Bryant and Ford 12+ (the plus-size division of Ford Models) are searching for the next voluptuous supermodel. The search is open to women size 14 or larger who are U. S. residents and 18years or older. There is a $5 processing fee. Two ... [... more]
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Questions About Modeling - Large & Lovely
I receive a lot of emails from young women asking me what they should do to get involved in modeling. I am not a modeling professional. I have no experience with modeling and what one should do to break into the business. I've only provided you ... [... more]
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Upsizing Pageants - Large & Lovely
Today I watched Regis and Kelly with breakfast. Regis was on hiatus and they had a special visit from the new Miss America, a beautiful red head named Jennifer Berry from Oklahoma who was crowned on Saturday. While I think she will be a great ... [... more]
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Interview with Velvet d'Amour - Large & Lovely
She gained global acclaim this past year when she strutted her real curves down the Paris runway for John Galliano's and Jean Paul Gaultier's spring collections. At 39 years of age, 5'8" and 290 lb, Velvet's size 28 frame has been causing a stir ... [... more]
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Crystal Renn - Plus Size Model - Large & Lovely
Before she was a model Crystal Renn was enjoying her plus size life at home with her grandmother in Clinton, Mississippi. She was discovered by a modeling scout who immediately talked her in to losing her excess poundage. It wasn't too long ago ... [... more]
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Judgment of Paris - Large & Lovely
The title "Judgment of Paris" comes from a story from Greek mythology about three goddesses, Aphrodite, Athena and Hera who competed in a contest where their beauty was judged by a mortal man, named Paris. When it comes to the plus size [... more]
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Chloe Marshall - Large & Lovely
She hails from Guildford, England and competed to win Miss Surrey, a beauty competition in the United Kingdom. Now she wants to go on and win Miss England. But should this seventeen-year-old be allowed? This is the question raised recently by a ... [... more]
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