Plus Size Model and Author Nancy Hayssen has been inspiring millions of women worldwide in the body acceptance movement to embrace yourself just the way you are, defying Hollywood standards and setting a new ideal.
"You Can Be Sexy at Any Size!" was recently featured on CBS Entertainment Tonight, Fox News, Playboy and major media promoting the message in a world of “skinny ideals” over 70% of Americans wear a size 14 or higher.
My favorite contestant from Oxygen’s Dance Your Ass Off is now offering classes in LA area!
She was one of the finalists who lost 30 pounds dancing her way to fitness. Pinky is an incredibly inspiring, beautiful and positive person. Take one of her classes and you’ll come to love her like I do (and maybe get into shape, too!)
Just got word that one of my favorite plus size companies IGIGI is celebrating their 10th anniversary today.
To express their love, they are giving away 10, $100 gift certificates to fans who declare their love
Go to IGIGI’s facebook fan page and find out how you can win!
Plus, enjoy free domestic ground shipping on orders of $150+ and a gift!
Igigi started near my hometown in San Francisco Bay Area over 10 years ago, and was one of the first plus size modeling gigs I got when I first started off modeling.
The girls that started and run the company are amazing! They’ve been committed to change the plus size industry for the better by designing clothes that actually FIT and look GREAT on curvy bodies!
Help support Igigi while getting clothes that make you look sexy!
In “Drop Dead Diva” on Lifetime, a thin model is trapped in the body of a lawyer played by Brooke Elliott, center, shown with Margaret Cho.
Television has turned its lens on the overweight in recent seasons, mostly with reality shows like “The Biggest Loser” on NBC. But, surprisingly, it has taken a new dramatic series to challenge conventional notions about dieting and willpower, and to more accurately depict the emerging science of weight loss.
In “Drop Dead Diva,” on Lifetime, a heavenly mix-up leaves Deb, a vapid but good-hearted size zero model, trapped in the overweight body of Jane, an intelligent, hard-working lawyer played by Brooke Elliott. (Think “Heaven Can Wait” meets “Ally McBeal” and “Legally Blonde.”)
Read the full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/health/22well.html?_r=2