Wow.  Really, people?  I truly hope that you are not going about your daily life actually thinking that people look like they are portrayed in the magazines.   This would be like always believing the news, or watching a reality tv show and actually thinking that it's real life.
We need to stop believing what we are told, or shown on TV, or what is printed in a magazine!

Anyhow, I just love that the newest hottie in the Curvy Model industry is Marquita Pring- who also happens to be from Clinton, NY, the home of Hamilton College!  I visited that town- and she is NOT kidding when she says it's preppy!  It is beyond preppy- it's like the town from the flippin' Gilmore Girls!  But I digress...

Here's a great little tidbit about girls padding for shoots.  Yes, it's true!  Just like they have to cut clothes for models to wear them when they're too small.. well, you wear padding to fit into a size 16 if you're a size 12.  They want cheekbones! 

There's just too much sadness going on in the world with people dying, war, an awful economy and more... let's just think pretty thoughts.

PRETTY!!!

(click below for full article)

by Taylor Harris

Posted Tuesday July 26, 2011

From WWD.COM

EXCERPT FROM INTERVIEW:

The whole discussion of what qualifies as plus-size is a nebulous one. How do you define it?
I hate the term. I don’t consider myself “plus-size.” I don’t consider any of the girls on my board plus-size whether they’re smaller or bigger than me. But it’s true that there’s really no true definition. The second I say to someone, “I’m a plus-size model,” they just look at you like, OK, if you’re plus-size then I must be oversize. So I would love to just do away with the term and say “curvy” instead.

 

Is the model culture different for “curvier” models?
Definitely. Within our curvy universe, it’s a lot more close-knit and friendly. There’s not nearly as much competition. I think with the skinnier girls, there are so many more incredibly beautiful, stunning girls that have very similar features and characteristics. Whereas the plus-size industry is a lot smaller so I think we accept more than compete. We know you don’t have to be catty to get ahead. It can be kind of cutthroat in the skinnier model community.

There is sort of an ideal body type for the non-plus-size girls. Does the same go for your market?
Every client is different. You get a wide range. Some people like you much smaller, size 10, size 8. Some people would prefer a 14 or 16. So for me, I’m right in the middle at a sort of small 14, high 12. So I pad sometimes since I’ve got clients who would prefer a solid 14 or 16.

You pad? What does that mean?
Literally. I don’t know if we should reveal this secret! They’re pieces of foam. So I just lay them flat on each hip underneath [hosiery]. They’re like a solid inch and a half thick.

Like football pads for your hips?
Yeah, to make you seem all around wider. I mean, from the side you look kind of weird — and it feels weird. Like every now and then my arm gets caught on it and I’m like, wait, this isn’t me. But it’s better for me because I can still be healthy and work out and have the body I want. It’s a little bit of model magic.