• About
  • Advertise
  • FAQs
  • Contact
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Subscribe
The Curvy Fashionista
  • Style
  • Wellness
  • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
  • Curvy CEO
  • Shop TCF
  • Events Calendar
  • The Plus Directory
No Result
View All Result
  • Style
  • Wellness
  • Lifestyle
  • Entertainment
  • Curvy CEO
  • Shop TCF
  • Events Calendar
  • The Plus Directory
No Result
View All Result
The Curvy Fashionista
No Result
View All Result

Body Positive Inspiration: 5 Plus Size Models to Follow on Instagram

Seeing yourself reflected in the media you consume is powerful. It can boost your confidence, inspire you to experiment with your style, and challenge narrow beauty standards.

Wanda Duncan by Wanda Duncan
11 months ago
Reading Time: 14 mins read
A A
0
Plus Size model Leslie Sidora/Instagram/@lessance
405
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Discover Proudly Amplifies Diverse Voices

While the fashion industry still has a long way to go with inclusion and representation, some powerhouse and inspirational plus size models have broken through the noise. If youโ€™re practicing body positivity and need some curvaceous inspiration, weโ€™ve got you covered.

Fashion is for everyone, or at least that is why we want to believeโ€ฆ. But it s also why sites like The Curvy Fashionista exist, to ensure that it can happen. And with this sentiment, that means celebrating all kinds of beautiful bodies! But letโ€™s be honest, the fashion world hasnโ€™t always reflected that reality. Thatโ€™s why weโ€™re spotlighting five incredible plus size models who are redefining the industry with their style, confidence, and infectious positivity.

Get ready to follow these inspiring women and see how representation, visibility, and diversity are not just trends โ€“ theyโ€™re essential for a more vibrant and inclusive fashion landscape. Seeing yourself reflected in the media you consume is powerful. It can boost your confidence, inspire you to experiment with your style, and challenge narrow beauty standards. These models are breaking down barriers and proving that fashion is truly limitless! So, get ready to be wowed, empowered, and maybe even discover your next personal style icon.

RelatedPosts

Data to Design: Rethinking Fashionโ€™s Approach to Plus Size Shoppers

Rooftop Ready, Plus Size Perfection: Your Guide to Head-Turning Party Looks!

A Love Letter to Pari Passu: Saying Goodbye to a Luxury Trailblazer in Plus Size Fashion

Letโ€™s dive in!

5 Plus Size Models to Follow on Instagram

1. Paloma Elsesser (@palomija)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by paloma elsesser (@palomija)

Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Paloma won Model of the Year at the 2023 Fashion Awards. โ€œModeling changed my narrative and gave me a sense of purpose in challenging norms around our bodies that I too had been indoctrinated into,โ€ Paloma shared in an essay for The Cut. โ€œMy body became a vessel for connection. A vessel for thought.โ€

2. Precious Lee (@preciousleexoxo)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by PRECIOUS LEE (@preciousleexoxo)

Representing Atlanta, Georgia, Precious grew up connected to nature and says that being spiritually connected is important to her. โ€œMeditation and working with your breath is the best way you can connect with your body,โ€ she wrote for Vogue. โ€œIt gives a sense of awareness. Taking that time to take in airโ€ฆyour body thanks you on a cellular level, a spiritual level. When you implement it, itโ€™s transformative.โ€

3. Alva Claire (@alvaclaire)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by PERFECT (@theperfectmagazine)

Londonโ€™s own Alva is a Jamaican-British model whose first catwalk was for 2019 Savage x Fenty. โ€œI want to see women like us given freedom, a real sense of expression of the individual, and not to be put in a box of the way this industry and society thinks we should be,โ€ she shared in an interview with Dazed.

4. Ava Hariri-Kia (@lava_ava)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Ava Nour (@lava_ava)

A New Yorker, Ava recalls being a trusting kid, until at 13 years old, a photographer told her to lose 30 pounds. โ€œGrowing up, I was always bigger than the other girls,โ€ she wrote for Bazaar. โ€œIt was just who I was, and I accepted thatโ€”until the rest of the world told me I shouldnโ€™t. But when I realized I could carve out my own space in fashion and use my personal style as a weapon, as a means to celebrate both my body and personality, my entire world expanded.โ€

5. Leslie Sidora (@lessancee)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by @lessance

Born in chic Paris, Leslie got her start by taking photos in New York with a friend. A Los Angeles agency discovered and signed her shortly afterward. โ€œDo not be scared to speak up for yourself,โ€ she shared in an interview with Flaunt. โ€œIf something is wrong, you have to talk about it. If itโ€™s behaviors that will make you feel uncomfortable on set, if the makeup doesnโ€™t look right, if the hair doesnโ€™t look right, I think itโ€™s really important to speak up on it.โ€ย 

As you look for examples of yourself in the world, hopefully youโ€™re seeing more and more representation of diverse body types. Having these curvy, plus size models to follow on Instagram may help to remind you that every body is a beautiful body. Keeping more realistic shapes on your feed may help you normalize the body you see reflected in your mirror.

The authorโ€™s content and opinions have not been pre-reviewed, approved or endorsed by Discover.

Tags: body positivityDiscover x BOMESIplus size fashionplus size instagramplus size models
Share162Tweet101
Wanda Duncan

Wanda Duncan

Wanda Duncan is a multipotentialite entrepreneur and travel, wellness, and LGBTQ writer. Sheโ€™s slow traveled since 2010 through Europe, Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa and Central America. Find her work in Fodorโ€™s Travel, Her Agenda, The Black Wall Street Times, Love B. Scott, and WeTravel. Wanda is the founder of Black Women Travel and won the Women in Travel Summit 2023 Bessie Awards Social Impact Award and was nominated for the 2021 Trailblazer Award. Connect with Wanda through her website WarmlyWanda.com.

Related Posts

Jewelry Box Subscription
Style News

Your Mailbox Just Got a Whole Lot Shinier: 5 Jewelry Subscriptions Worth the Hype

by Marie Denee
May 27, 2025
Proof That Good Taste Doesnโ€™t Require a Trust Fund: 7 Drugstore Makeup Brands to Know
Style News

Proof That Good Taste Doesnโ€™t Require a Trust Fund: 7 Drugstore Makeup Brands to Know

by Marie Denee
May 27, 2025
Data to Design: Rethinking Fashionโ€™s Approach to Plus Size Shoppers
Business of Plus

Data to Design: Rethinking Fashionโ€™s Approach to Plus Size Shoppers

by Katie Bradshaw
May 23, 2025
Naked Wardrobe: Why Luxe Basics for Every Curve Are Your New Recession-Proof Obsession
Plus Size Designers

Naked Wardrobe: Why Luxe Basics for Every Curve Are Your New Recession-Proof Obsession

by Editorial Staff
May 22, 2025
Bubbles, Bliss & Bodaciousness: Your Plus Size Guide to Owning the Spa Scene
Beauty

Bubbles, Bliss & Bodaciousness: Your Plus Size Guide to Owning the Spa Scene

by Melanie Yvette
May 22, 2025
Splash or Sizzle? Megan Thee Stallionโ€™s New Swimwear: The Hits, The Misses, and the Hot Takes
Style

Splash or Sizzle? Megan Thee Stallionโ€™s New Swimwear: The Hits, The Misses, and the Hot Takes

by Kerbi Lynn
May 21, 2025
Next Post
Beautiful and confident plus size woman having fun at the beach, posing on colorful wall background - concepts about body acceptance, body positive, self confidence and body care

Maximize Your Fun with These 7 Summer Hacks for Plus Size Women

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

What are you looking for?

No Result
View All Result

What's Popular Now

  • Curlycurvydiva on IG - B Bellies

    The Dividing Truth Behind B Bellies

    2879 shares
    Share 1130 Tweet 706
  • What Plus Size People Actually Wore To New York Fashion Week

    1556 shares
    Share 618 Tweet 387
  • Who Is Sara Milliken? Learn All About the 2024 National American Miss Alabama!

    460 shares
    Share 180 Tweet 113
  • On Styling a Stomach: To Tuck Or Not To Tuck

    2615 shares
    Share 363 Tweet 227
  • Get Ready to Slay the Aisle: PLUS Size Bridal Week is HERE!

    393 shares
    Share 146 Tweet 91

The Curvy Fashionista is THE plus size fashion media platform dedicated to celebrating plus size folks with curves, confidence, style, and smarts; covering the latest in plus size fashion news.

Company

  • About
  • Team TCF
  • Advertise
  • Contribute
  • Contact

Info

  • Plus Size FAQs
  • Plus Size Resources
  • Privacyย 
  • Sitemap
No Result
View All Result
  • Style
  • Beauty
  • Wellness
  • Lifestyle
  • Curvy CEO
  • Editorโ€™s Desk
  • Lifestyle
  • Shop TCF
  • Contact
  • About The Curvy Fashionista

ยฉ 2008- 2025 ยท by TCFStyle Media ยท All Rights Reserved ยท

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.