

Plus size model Jordan Tesfay began her career after winning a MODE Magazine model search competition in 1999. She was the first plus-model since Emme (Melissa) Aronson who is acknowledged as the first plus-size model to achieve widespread recognition in the United States, and the first black plus-size model to appear in a nation-wide advertising campaign for CoverGirl cosmetics. She also appeared in a minor role in the direct-to-video release of ‘Carlito's Way: Rise to Power’, released in 2005.
Crystal Renn, 23, an American fashion model and author from Miami, Florida, is the only plus-size model to appear on a Harper's Bazaar magazine cover and appearing in four international Vogue editions. Renn had lucrative contracts with famous plus size clothing manufacturers like Lane Bryant, Evans and Torrid. On the runway she modeled garments and accessories for Vena Cava, Heatherette, Elena Miro, and Jean-Paul Gaultier.