size matters?

In the September issue of Glamour plus size model, Lizzie Miller, posed naked. To many Lizzie woudn't be considered a plus size model but in the picture she has a definite roll in her middle section. This picture recieved an overwhelming amount of positive feedback because Lizzie is a woman that many other women can relate to. You never see "real" women in a magazine. Usually when you open up a magazine you see a size zero, air brushed model.

Glamour is taking it to the next level with the October issue. They are trying to have more models of every shape and size throughout the magazine. Seven plus size models, including Lizzie Miller, posed nude once again for the magazine. The plus size models appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show today and I found them to be inspiring as well. For such a long time the media has had its idea of what a beautiful woman should look like. One thing that really shocked me was all of the women in the Glamour photo shoot were considered plus size models however none of them looked big at all! One of the models said that if you are above a size 6 you are considered a plus size model. I think that is CRAZY! Something has to change. Women are under emense pressure to look like the models in the magazines and I think what Glamour is doing is awesome. There are other "real beauty" ads going on as well for example with Dove. We all need to realize that you don't have to be a certain size to be beautiful.

Glamour Magazine has taken a pledge to put women of all shapes, sizes, ethnicities, etc