{"id":126683,"date":"2019-04-30T15:21:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=126683"},"modified":"2025-10-18T09:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:44:04","slug":"plus-size-style-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/archive\/plus-size-style-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"7 plus size style icons we love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In need of some fresh sartorial inspiration? One of the best ways to get motivated about stepping into new looks is to see them on body types like your own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for inspiration from\u00a0famous plus-size models\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/clipPath>\r\n <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/strong>, there are plenty of style icons to admire. From Ashley Graham to Tess Holliday, these models are breaking barriers and redefining beauty standards in the fashion industry. These ladies are also known for rocking impeccable style, while exhibiting the kind of body-confident attitude anyone can appreciate.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A post shared by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@ashleygraham)<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

Graham became a household name in 2016 when she graced the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Since then, she’s used her fame to promote confidence, “real beauty,” and the descriptor of curvy vs. plus-size. Her memoir is aptly named, A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re given an SI<\/em> cover and you take advantage of it, you can conquer the world.<\/p>Ashley Graham<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Iskra Lawrence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A post shared by Iskra Lawrence (@iskra)<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

I love my real skin, lumps, bumps, scars, squish, fat, muscle, pigmentation.<\/p>Iskra Lawrence<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the first global #AerieREAL Role Model, Iskra Lawrence<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> knows a thing or two about keeping it real and championing women of all shapes and sizes. She pulls it off no matter what she\u2019s wearing, from sexy cold-shoulder jumpsuits<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> to ethereal princess gowns<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> to chic and sleek pantsuits<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for that whole keeping-it-real thing, she’s not one to hide from the faux reality that heavily glossed over, highly edited and well-lit images depict. It\u2019s precisely why she shared an image<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> of herself from two angles in two different lights \u2014 sans airbrushing. \u201cI love my real skin, lumps, bumps, scars, squish, fat, muscle, pigmentation,\u201d Lawrence posted proudly. Love! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tabria majors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A post shared by Tabria Majors (@tabriamajors)<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

If you\u2019ve ever perused Forever 21<\/a> or Fashion Nova online, odds are you\u2019ve come across Tabria Majors<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> before. She\u2019s only the second plus size black model to appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, and she\u2019s the epitome of a modern-day overnight success story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t until a talent agent spotted her on Instagram \u2014 back when she had less than 2,000 followers, no less \u2014 that things started to change. At the time, she worked as a cleaner and held high hopes of making it in the modeling industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Majors’ fashion success, she also co-hosts The Thick Podcast<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> with Mindy J. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veronica pome\u2019e<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A post shared by Velonika Pome\u2019e (@veronicapomee)<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

If you don\u2019t know Veronica Pome\u2019e<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, you will soon. In the summer of 2018, Veronica decided \u2014 on a whim \u2014 to enter the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model search. When she got the life-changing call that she was chosen as one of the top six finalists, she was thrilled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pome’e is the first Polynesian woman to pose for the prestigious magazine. She’s also someone who recognizes the value of empowering others through her unique position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the final six for @si_swimsuit has allowed me to inspire the same girls who don\u2019t feel like their [sic] skinny, pretty, curvy, or even skin tone worthy enough.<\/p>Veronica Pome’e<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chrissy metz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A post shared by Chrissy Metz (@chrissymetz)<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

Over the past couple of years, few actresses have had as significant an impact on the small screen as Chrissy Metz<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. The This Is Us star has been candid about her struggles with self-doubt and insecurity, a point that makes her rise to fame even more meaningful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metz has used her spotlight to cast a bright light on what it means to feel left behind in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I stopped comparing and despairing. My journey is my very own as is yours.<\/p>Chrissy Metz<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On her IG feed, you\u2019ll find amazing style inspo, from a repurposed Tanya Taylor gown<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> to a brilliant floral print<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tinder badhesha<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A post shared by Tinder Badhesha \u264a (@tinderoni)<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

As a self-proclaimed \u201cinternational curve model,\u201d Tinder Badhesha<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a> is one of the few Indian plus-size models in the industry. She\u2019s walked the runways at New York Fashion Week and campaigned for Kohl\u2019s and JCPenney, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Punjabi Sikh\u2019s feed is basically a study in how to pull off anything<\/em> with complete confidence. Whether she\u2019s rocking a black bikini<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, jeans and a plaid shirt<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, a gorgeous halter maxi dress<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, or a chic pink jumpsuit<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, Badhesha proves it\u2019s easy to make anything work with the right attitude. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A post shared by T E S S H\ud83c\udf52L L I D A Y (@tessholliday)<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n

Tess Holliday was the first size 22 model to win a contract with U.K.’s Milk Management. Holliday is the originator of the Eff Your Beauty Standards body-positive movement that went viral in back in the 2010s. She landed a People cover in 2015 and a Cosmo cover in 2018. In 2023, Holliday partnered with H&M to expand the fast-fashion chain’s plus-size offering. Go get ’em Tess! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curvy icons <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These curvy ladies are inspiring on two fronts. Sure, they’re stylish and graceful. But they’re also fighting the good fight against narrow-minded definitions of beauty. And that’s a look we should all strive for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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