More role models in size to the real world: Tyra Banks, Oprah, Wynonna and Me

There is a certain magic that comes from being a celebrity. They are dynamic, they are engaged. In fact, even if we do meet, they often become role models. Through their work, they invite us to look within ourselves and find the magic inside each of us. For women large, these models also have something that we often little – confidence. Even the female celebrities who struggle with their weight and body image seem to know they have something magical and unique, and it has nothing to do with the size of their back or the number on the label of their blouse.

Like all human beings, starlets come in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes – they come in variety thin by dozens – and they come in the not-so-thin category, as more full-figured supermodel Tyra Banks retirement. Season after season, Tyra uses her popular show, America's Next Top Model, to defend women, more size at every turn. It was very exciting to see a plus size model finally win the title of "America's Next Top Model" Whitney Thompson. And no conversation about the most-size models would be complete without Oprah – the queen of the battle of weight in modern times.

So what is about these women in particular? Is it that they love themselves a bit more than the rest of us? Or is it simply that they ask U.S. to love ourselves more – and have ALL magic on ourselves that has nothing to do with our bodies?

Because I think most of us watch their struggles with weight and often think, "Who cares?" When I see Wynonna Judd and Oprah facing their weight over and over, I never cease to be surprised that they even CARE about it. They are made and fantastic, after all, and their Beauty is not up for debate. So the question I am then led to ask is: What to say about me???

To my surprise, again, the answer is that I no longer see me from the outside – as a "large" woman – and the contrary, I see as a phenomenal woman. My beauty is not to debate – not even by me! And it does not depend on the size of my a **.

Believing that our value is proportionally related to our size (negative rates, I might add) is so horrible that to believe it is related to our race, or our bank account, or the neighborhood we live is just another form of lying and false division. The worst insult is when I do it myself.

That is why I so often write about the importance of size fashion and having a killer wardrobe – because I'm not going to let my magic to be neglected because I'm hiding in the crowd, embarrassed about my weight. There is so much to me what really matters in this world. My questions of style. My questions vision. My questions PASSION. My ability to inspire others, my ability to identify great ideas, good sense when it comes to marketing and positioning – All that matters. My body fat a **? Not much. And that, quite simply, is what I feel about it.

About the Author

Stacy Montgomery, Sales VP for Sealed with a Kiss Designs (SWAK Designs,
Plus Size clothing
) has built her career around her passion, embracing her own unique beauty and plus-sized body. Sealed with a Kiss Designs
http://www.SWAKdesigns.com
is a leading manufacturer of affordable and trendy
plus size fashions

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