PLUS Model Magazine Celebrates New Beginnings, Confident Curves, and Sex Appeal in February Issue

For Immediate Release

NEW YORK, NY (January 14, 2010) – PLUS Model Magazine, (http://www.plusmodelmag.com) the premiere virtual magazine celebrating the plus size fashion, beauty, arts and plus size modeling industries, today announced that Mandy Muenzer, PLUS Model Magazine’s first West Coast Model Search winner, will grace the cover of the February issue. The winner was announced in December on PLUS Model Radio by Lisamarie Audiss of Brand Model and Talent Agency, who has signed her to an exclusive 1- year modeling contract. Muenzer, who was a finalist on FOX’s More To Love, also won a campaign with Hips & Curves, in addition to the cover and editorial of PLUS Model Magazine.

This month PLUS Model Magazine also welcomes former plus model Tulin Reid Emre to the staff as Marketing and Advertising Director. Tulin served as Vice President of one of the largest online media retailers and Marketing Director for several online business, including plus size apparel. A former national spokeswoman on behalf of PCOSA (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association), she has more than 18 years experience in media marketing, including building dynamic ad sales teams for niche market television. As a plus model a few of her credits include Kiyonna, Mervyns Department Stores, Size Appeal, Nordstroms, Bloomingdales, and Charming Shoppes. With her extensive background in marketing, as well as the plus modeling industry, she is the perfect addition to our team. PLUS Model Magazine is looking forward to the growth that Tulin’s experience will bring to the publication.

PLUS Model Magazine gives back by being a proud partner of NEDAwareness Week, Feb 21- 27 to bring awareness to eating disorders and body image issues, as well as gearing up for the 2nd annual Curvy All Star Weekend April 16th – 18th in New York City. PLUS Model Magazine will be raising money and forming a team to participate in the Manhattan MS Walk on April 18th.

“February is shaping up to be an exciting month for PLUS Model Magazine. We are coming off of the success of our first model search and excited about breaking a new model into the industry, as well as bringing a veteran in the industry to our team.” said Madeline Figueroa Jones, editor of PLUS Model Magazine. “In the February issue we will have lots of sexy lingerie editorials for Valentine’s Day, celebrating our curvy TV divas, as well as inspirational interviews!”

About PLUS Model Magazine
Launched July 1, 2006, PLUS Model Magazine is the premiere magazine celebrating and inspiring the plus size fashion and plus size modeling industry. Designed as a fusion of technology and gloss, PLUS inspires the plus size woman, one of more than 40 million females in the United States alone who wear a size 14 and up, to thrive in her curves, crave contemporary fashion and design her life on her own terms, sans apologies. PLUS Model Magazine brings aspiring and professional plus size models the inspiration, information and resources they need to know to have a successful plus size modeling career. The pages of PLUS also embrace fashion forward designers and plus size clothing companies working to redefine fashion for curves.

www.PLUSmodelmag.com

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About Chenese Lewis, Host of PLUS Model Radio

Chenese Lewis is a sought after keynote speaker, expert commentator, and a positive body image and self-esteem advocate. She is the current President of the Hollywood Chapter of the National Organization for Women, the Ambassador of the Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), sits on the Celebrity Board of the non-profit organization Fed Up, Inc., and made history by being the first woman crowned Miss Plus America in 2003. Her unique story and prestigious career have been featured by countless media outlets such as Dr. Phil, The Insider, E! News, EXTRA, The National Examiner, iVillage, Figure Magazine and USA Today. Lewis is the creator and host of Hollywood NOW's "Love Your Body Day," an annual event where women of all sizes come together to celebrate a day of self-acceptance, to promote positive body image and to show that you don't have to be a size 0 to be beautiful. Her 2010 Love Your Body Campaign, where she posed nude with America's Next Top Model, Whitney Thompson, garnered international media attention and magnified her role as a leading positive body image advocate. As a plus size model, she has modeled for many companies including Torrid, Kmart, and served as the celebrity face for Sizeappeal. As a keynote speaker, she lectures at national workshops, seminars, and universities around the country including the University of California, Davis "Celebrate Your Body Week" and the commencement speaker at The Art Institute of California in Hollywood. Chenese's unique perspective as a plus size woman and role model enables her to connect to real women across the country. It's no wonder PLUS Model Magazine called her "A leader in the curvy revolution!" As an actress her work on B.E.T's hit show "Hell Date" showed her impeccable improvisational and comedic skills, which kept millions tuning in weekly. She also won rave reviews for her dramatic portrayal of Connie Williams, a larger than life professional baseball player in the NAACP Award winning play "The Girls of Summer" set in the 1940's. The Louisiana native is the Chief Creative Officer for Chenese Lewis Productions, LLC a media company established in 2007. She is the host of PLUS Model Radio, the #1 podcast for plus size women. She also was the executive producer for the 2008 Flawless Calendar, the very first of its kind, showcasing a wide variety of curvacious models all different ethnicities, shapes and sizes with high fashion editorial images. Chenese attributes her success by not conforming to society's ideals of beauty but rather showing by example that you can be beautiful and confident regardless of your size. Chenese Lewis is the epitome of the plus size woman.

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