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Whitney Thompson for Covergirl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back in 2008, the Models Direct team tuned into America\u2019s Next Top Model to see a first – a plus size model<\/a> winning.<\/p>\n

Of course, it was none other than Whitney Thompson, who, because of her positive influence on the thin-supremacist fashion industry, was noted by Lifestyle MSN as one of the ‘Most Influential Women of 2008’.<\/p>\n

Since winning the 10th<\/sup> cycle of the modelling competition, the plus size beauty has gone on to bag some impressive modelling jobs<\/a>, including shooting a Covergirl commercial with Rihanna and covering Plus Model Magazine.<\/p>\n

Thompson is also an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Association. But what we want to know is whether she believes that fashionable images of plus-size models can undo some of the damage created by a fashion world dominated by skinny models?<\/p>\n

Luckily for us, judgmentofparis.com asked the blonde bombshell just that. \u201cOh, 100%,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople really define what their idea of beauty is by what they see in the media. And then you put me out there, well, I\u2019m normal, and relatable. It\u2019s achievable. Whereas putting Posh Spice on the cover is not. It\u2019s just not good. Not good for anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

The publication went on to ask the model what she thinks can be done to encourage the industry to feature and market full-figured models<\/a>: \u201cA lot of it is already changing, but it\u2019s about the designers. And another thing too is that the designers really follow each other. If Louis Vuitton uses a curvy girl, then Dolce & Gabbana is going to use a curvy girl, because you don\u2019t want to be the last to do it, and it\u2019s great publicity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people that they\u2019re selling the clothes to don\u2019t like seeing skeletons walk down the runway in their clothes. It\u2019s not attractive. It doesn\u2019t make me want to buy a dress. What it comes down to, it\u2019s really just\u2026 It\u2019s the designers, at the end of the day. Each one has their own opinion. One at a time will be changing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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