As Hollywood continues to pressure beautiful women to lose more and more weight to be considered beautiful, I think it is time to celebrate “real women.”

Real women are confident, sexy and beautiful no matter their shape or size.

There is a phenomenon that started on the internet a few years back called BBW. BBW stands for Big Beautiful Woman.

This does not necessarily mean a fat woman. A BBW is a woman who is proud of who she is and isn’t ashamed of her body. Contrary to what Hollywood would have the world to believe, not every man wants a pencil thin woman. Many men want their women to be real.

They want their women to have curves. A true BBW is confident, sexy and real. She is a Big Beautiful Woman. The following list is presented by the internet’s premier online dating site for BBW’s and their admirers (http://www.BBWSinglesFinder.com) which has been online since 2003.

Here are our Top 40 BBW’s of All-Time:

1. Marilyn Monroe - Considered one of the sexiest women of all-time, and by today’s standards, she would be considered a BBW.

2. Oprah Winfrey - Although Oprah’s weight has gone up and down, she is beautiful no matter how much she weighs.

3. Queen Latifah - An accomplished musician, actress and BBW.

4. Delta Burke - Her character on Designing Women was a BBW and yet, she who was the sex symbol of the show. Continue Reading…

Did anyone catch this episode of “I Want to Become a Plus Size Model” on MTV?

Krystine had always been overweight and a tom-boy, but she was sick of it and wanted to become a plus-size model to gain some self-respect.

She had a whole team from MTV including “Rocco” the no-mercy Personal Trainer from Brooklyn , the fashion stylist to buy all the “right” form fitting clothes and Sharon her MADE coach runway diva all to help “transform” her.

By the end of their progress together, Krystine enters one of the biggest plus size clothing lines, the Torrid plus size model contest.

Did you think she had what it takes to become a Plus Size Model?

Click here to find out! Plus see her “After” photo…

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/made/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=128316#bio

A lot of you girls out there that are aspiring plus size models email me and ask about agencies in your area.

Here are a list of Plus Size Modeling Agencies in NYC. Good Luck!

Wilhelmina Models - ten/20 division
http://www.wilhelmina.com/
ATTN: Susan Georget
300 Park Avenue South, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-473-4884
Fax: 212-473-3223
Open calls held Wednesday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM

Ford Models New York
http://www.fordmodels.com/
142 Greene Street
New York, NY 10012
Tel 212 219-6500
Fax 212 966-1531
Open calls held first Tuesday of every month from 3-4 pm

Click Model Management New York - XL Division
http://www.clickmodel.com/
129 West 27th St.
New York, NY 10001
Special Size: (212)206-1414
E-Mail : JoeyGrill@aol.com

Curves at The Lyons Group
http://www.lyonsgroupny.com/
505 Eighth Avenue
Floor 12A - Studio 1
New York, NY 10018
212-239-3539
Open calls held Fridays 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Gramercy Models
http://www.grammercymodels.ny.com/
234 Fifth Avenue 5th Floor
New York NY 10001
212-254-8400

IKON New York
140 West 22nd Street,
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-2363

Goddess (Model Service Agency)
http://www.modelserviceagency.com/
570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 700
New York, NY 10018
Fax 212 944 8899
info@modelserviceagency.com

NMK Models
http://www.nmkmodels.com/
19 West 21st Street
New York NY 10001
(213)741-7000
Open calls are held Tuesdays from 10am to 11am