THEY are scarce on the catwalks of the world, but
…..Australia’s leading plus-size model Natalie Wakeling has discovered big girls in fashion are thin on the ground here too.
The stunning 26-year-old from Mudgee (pictured), who shot to fame as the first size 16 covergirl to front a local fashion magazine, has turned to designing the plus-size fashions she models.
In scouting for the new face of her designer range, Envi Denim, Wakeling said good plus-size bodies had been hard to find.
Her agent, Darienne Donnelly of Big Gal Models, confirmed the demand for body diversity in advertising had been difficult to meet due to a shortage of size 16 models.
"The demand is there from clients for larger-sized clothing," Mrs Donnelly said. "The problem is, I just can’t keep up with it."
In desperation, Wakeling has turned to The Saturday Daily Telegraph to help find a face for her label and encourage plus-size women to consider it as a career.
Sydney women aged 16 to 35 can forward a headshot and full-length photograph of themselves to Big Gal Models.
The lucky one chosen will be groomed to front the Envi Denim campaign, as well as having representation by Big Gal Models.
Visit http://www.big- gals.com. au
About Editor-in-Chief, Madeline Figueroa-Jones
Madeline hails from a close-knit NYC family and started her plus size modeling career with a spread in BBW magazine. In early 2003 Figueroa was selected to appear as the spokes model for the "Hips, Heels & Curves" Fashion Show, continuing on to casting director for the Dangerous Curves 2003/2004 Tour. After appearing on several television segments including Aqui Y Ahora for Univision she began reaching out to the plus size community by serving as a moderator for VenusDivas.com, Empowerment Editor for AmaZeMagazine.com. Madeline and her husband Luke reside in the Battery Park city area of NY and operate lucaspictures.net.
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