Where the 155-pound plus size model draws confidence

Previously, if a girl dreamed of becoming a model, she had to meet the parameters 90-60-90. Today, the standards of beauty are different. And even the most pompous It could be on the cover of fashionable magazines.



In fact, the famous American model Tess Holiday was able to see this. The woman weighs 155 kilograms, but this does not prevent her from wearing tight outfits, taking part in candid photography and just loving herself. More about this unusual woman in the article.

37-year-old Tess Holiday experienced a difficult childhood. The parents divorced when the girl was just born. Together with her mother, she often moved from one city to another. And when a woman has a new potential spouse, it turned out that he is abnormal. He injured her, leaving her permanently in a wheelchair.

One-year-olds bullied Tess because of her overweight and indalid mother. In addition, the girl lived in a trailer, which by the standards of the United States is considered a beggar life. The future model left school when she was only 17 years old. And two years earlier, a teenage girl started working so the family could at least make ends meet.



At the same time, at 15, Tess went through her first casting for plus size models, where she was turned down because, with her height and weight, she did not fit even the extended standards. When Tess turned 20, she gave birth to a son. After 5 years, she moved to Los Angeles in search of a better life.

The figure only became lush over the years, and this gave Tess the opportunity to break into television. She took part in a show where people struggle with excess weight. Then she began to be invited to shoot in various advertisements.



Instagram / @tessholliday Soon several modeling agencies offered Holiday a collaboration. She starred for Vogue Italia and then took part in her first candid photo shoot. In parallel, Tess worked at the reception in a dental clinic.

In 2014, Tess devoted her entire life to modeling. She signed a contract with the British agency Milk Model Management and became their biggest model in the truest sense of the word. With a height of 165 centimeters, Holiday weighs 155 kilograms.

Career model Advertising contracts fell on Tess one by one. She became the advertising face of many brands of clothing, underwear and swimwear for women plus size. Lush figure does not prevent the girl to feel liberated during photo shoots. On the contrary, over the years Holiday has become very self-confident.



Instagram / @tessholliday Tess Holiday is an activist who supports healthy botipositive. She started her #effyourbeautystandards movement on social media. Its essence is to show women that they can love themselves, no matter how big their body is.

If Tess turns out to be at any public events, she always talks about women's self-confidence and beauty standards that have long changed. In her opinion, you can be beautiful and stylish at any weight.



Instagram / @tessholliday Model openly criticizes eminent brands of clothing and underwear for not sewing things for lush ladies. At one time, the famous Victoria’s Secret company got under the distribution of Tess.

As for the personal life of the model, everything is complicated here. With the father of his first son, the girl lost touch very quickly. She then began dating Australian businessman, photographer and artist Nick Holliday. The lovers married and had a child. However, the marriage soon broke up.



Instagram / @tessholliday People mistakenly think pompous ladies like Tess don't watch themselves or exercise. But it's not. Holiday goes to the gym 4 times a week. She also swims in the pool and even goes hiking. At the same time, the model does not limit itself in nutrition, believing that any kind of diet can only harm the body.

I wonder what you think about that?