![]() As a positive body image and self-esteem advocate, Lewis is highly sought after as a keynote speaker, an expert commentator and a guru in the plus industry. The first ever Miss Pluss America, Lewis is an entrepreneur and entertainer rolled in one. She is a strong champion of body positivity and encourages women to stand up against all forms of body shaming and bullying. Photographed by Steven Meisel for the July all-black issue of Vogue Italia for a 14-page spread, she was a significant face in the list of past and current black models in the issue retaliating against the “black out” of black models that kept them from getting hired for print and runway jobs. She was the face of the 2007 Rocawear “I Will Not Lose” campaign representing the Rocawear plus-size line. ![]() ![]() She has also modeled for Ashley Stewart, Avon, Torrid, New York and Company, Target, Essence, Vibe and Smooth magazines. The woman believes that love, positivity and life’s endless possibilities make one beautiful and we sure agree!Ī contestant on season 3 of America’s Next Top Model, Jones has been on the covers of Be, The Next Level Magazine, Black Men magazine, Black Hair magazine, Braids magazine, Ebony and King magazine. The pageant is the child of passion and frustration, birthed in collaboration with Joi Onyeukwu, to celebrate women with curves but also give back to the African continent by supporting development with a percentage of the funds. NLT, today, is celebrating the most iconic black plus size models who aren’t just changing the F-game by f*cking all former rules of fashion but changing the face of beauty, be-YOU-tifully:Ī Ghanaian-British beauty, Dornor is a model, a law student, a television anchor with OBE-TV and the organizer of a beauty pageant called Miss Plus Africa. ![]() Suggested read: Why accepting plus size models in mainstream media is a step in the right direction Of course, the message extends beyond fun because the way these black plus size models are exhorting women all over the world to embrace their weight, color and their unique essence is applaud worthy. With more and more women increasingly challenging the hegemonic models that clearly equate beauty to a cookie-cutter mold that only accommodates zero-size, fair and thin figurines propounding unrealistic beauty ideals, watching black plus size models who embrace their curves and show the be-YOU-ty in inclusive intersectionality is a fresh change of pace. ![]()
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