they want to be called. But I’ve never considered myself an actual plus-size woman. I’ve never thought of it as a positive word, and I think there’s a huge division between straight-size models and plus-size models It gains a woman's self confidence if they see someone who is famous and she looks somewhat like them. Today's ideals of perfection are unrealistic and impossible for the average woman to achieve. So why are plus size models still being discriminated if the average women can relate to their body type? The answer lies within the fashion industry and the body image it puts in society's head that makes a person feel as if they should strive to be exactly like that. Every runway model you see is considered …show more content…
They do as many photoshoots and just as many runaways as a skinny model would. The plus size industry is growing because more women are realizing that being skinny is not good for their health. Plus size models can wear whatever they please and should not be discouraged about it. Fashion comes in many different shapes and sizes.Being a skinny model is hard and so is being a plus size model. They make the same amount of models half their size and exercise regularly and have a healthy balanced diet.Models are always in constant pressure because the public eye is watching them and it takes a lot of courage to stand up for what they believe in. Although keep in mind modeling does not encourage obesity because plus size models aren't obese and it's not good for your health at all.They are real woman with realistic …show more content…
In reality they do workout and do have a balanced diet just like any model needs to. Just because they are slightly big does not mean that they are worthless and just sit around doing nothing at all.To be a model you need to have energy and character which means you need to eat properly in order to get that energy going. Modeling has to do more with how you work with the camera then what the height and weight proportions are. For example, Erika Schenk has been an avid runner for nearly a decade.She's also a plus-size model, whose body type is different than those featured in fitness magazines. Jessica Sebor, editor-in-chief of women's Running Stated that "Runners come in all shapes and sizes. You can go any race finish line, from a 5K to a marathon, and see that.” This caused controversy because you would usually see a skinny model on a fitness magazine. This right here is another common stereotype. Society believes that you must be slightly skinny to appear on fitness magazines. On the other hand in 2010 cardiologist C. Noel Bairey-Merz determined that body mass index, was not a reliable predictable of physical health. In fact, Bailey-Merz found out that women who were slightly bigger than other models and exercised were less likely to develop cardiovascular disease than women who were skinny and did not do any physical activity. Further more, weight and physical