The 25 most famous plus size models in the world

The most famous plus size models have been game-changers in the fashion industry. While you might already know Ashley Graham and Tess Holliday, there are a host of stylish curve models that are changing the way clothes are portrayed.

Landing global campaigns, gracing magazine covers and taking center stage during New York Fashion Week. The best plus size models are not just gaining huge social media followings, they're making the mainstream fashion industry take note too and challenging narrow beauty standards along the way.

Creating a more inclusive and representative fashion industry, the likes of Palomar Elsser, Barbie Linhares Ferreira and Hayley Hasselhoff are taking on the media in every way, from fashion to film and television, becoming role models, alongside their day jobs as fashion models. Carving out a community, the models on our list are a great source for fashion tips and body confidence inspo, showing that style and success have no size boundaries.

In no particular order, here are our favorite plus-size models.

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BY MOLLIE QUIRK

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