Monique Cartwright Isn’t Asking for Space, She’s Claiming It

A Plus Size Model Spotlight on Presence, Power, and Purpose Monique Cartwright is exactly the kind of plus size model this ...
The Body Optimist on MSN

This plus-size model dresses up as a cowboy and causes a sensation

Tabria Majors, an American plus-size model with over 2 million Instagram followers, has become an influential figure in the body positivity movement. For several years, she has used Instagram to show ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Niki Caro Confronts Hollywood’s Backslide on Women Behind the Camera as She Leads Camerimage Jury

The 'Whale Rider' and 'Mulan' director warns of a “reversal” in Hollywood’s progress on women behind the camera and discusses her return to New Zealand storytelling. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau ...
Fox News

Model Tess Holliday claims United flight attendant told her to lose weight during first-class flight with son

Plus-size model Tess Holliday said this week that she was recently told to lose weight by a flight attendant, and it left her in a "state of shock." The 40-year-old said she was flying first class on ...
Gizmochina

Samsung is bringing back the Plus model for the Galaxy S26 after the S25 Edge fell flat

Samsung seems to be walking back its decision to phase out the “Plus” variant in its flagship lineup. According to Korean outlet The Elec, the company has restarted development of a phone codenamed “M ...
Cosmopolitan

"Representation isn't a trend, it's a necessity": This fashion month, plus-size models are still absent

Despite years of progress and loud calls for inclusivity, the body-positivity movement is undeniably losing momentum. A renewed cultural obsession with weight loss and shrinking bodies has dragged ...
New York Post

Is ‘fatphobia’ a crime? This plus-size model thinks so — and is pushing to make it happen

She wants fat shamers to experience the full weight of the law. A plus-size model in France has launched a petition to outlaw fatphobia after getting ripped for her weight at a bakery. Plus-size model ...
Us Weekly

Iskra Lawrence Claims She Was ‘Often Paid a Lot Less Than Other Models’ Because of Her Body Type

Iskra Lawrence is letting fans in on the realities of working as a plus-size model. “What sucked was, unfortunately, being in a larger body, I often got paid a lot less than other models,” Lawrence, ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Richard M. Caro, Jr.

Richard "Rick" M. Caro, Jr., 79, of New York City and Sarasota, Florida died suddenly on August 31, 2025 at Weill Cornell Hospital. Rick spent his last day doing what he loved-attending the US Open ...
People

Plus Size Model Ashley Alexiss Says It’s ‘Really Sad’ She’s Not Considered a Role Model After 100-Lb. Weight Loss (Exclusive)

The model opens up about the emotional toll behind her transformation and how the skin-tightening treatment CellSound is helping get her confidence back Frazer Harrison/Getty; Ashley Alexiss/Instagram ...
Yahoo

Plus Size Model Ashley Alexiss Says It’s ‘Really Sad’ She’s Not Considered a Role Model After 100-Lb. Weight Loss (Exclusive)

Ashley Alexiss underwent a dramatic 100-lb. weight loss and tells PEOPLE how she's viewed differently amid the body transformation The plus-size model, who has worked with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, ...