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Why are plus size models NOT plus size?

I used to watch americas next top model and it always made me laugh and irritated that when there was a plus size model and she was a size 8! Why does the fashion industry not have real plus size models doing the modeling? At least size 12 or 14 is plus sized I'd say. I just think it promotes a negative body image for girls to think size 8 is plus sized.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    it doesn't make sense. i am a size 14 and i believe i am on the lower end of being plus size. it hurts my feeling when plus size models are like 8's because it makes me like i am PLUS plus size.

    the average women is a size 14, average women and we're talking about PLUS size women so plus size women should be size 20 +

  • 1 decade ago

    I completely agree! sizes 4-12 are average sized women and 8 is practically a perfect size!! The modeling industry needs to make those size 8's in the normal model section and put the size 16's in the plus sized section!

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Around size 12 or 14, but you can't be fat- you need to be shapely and toned. Size 8 is NOT plus size most models are actually a size 8. In most agencies if you are under a size 8 they won't take you because your BMI would be too low.

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    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Size 14 is a plus size model and up.

    It creates negative body image for girls when they think the right size is 0.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    In the modelling world, that IS plus size.

    And I'd consider 16-22 plus size.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    because to them a size 0 is attractive and should be maintained so that means if ur "big enough" to be a size 8 then ur plus sized, meaning bigger than average when in reality a size 8 is more of wt most women are and a real plus size would be like a size 16 or something

  • 1 decade ago

    It's the fashion industry. Are regular models regular sized?

  • 1 decade ago

    i definitely think the "plus sized" models are actually the healthy sized, regular models...undoubtably more beautiful.

    who would want to look like a pile of bones? today's youth, apparently.

  • 1 decade ago

    Of course they promote a bad body image. If you had a good body image you wouldn't feel like you had to buy their ridiculously overpriced clothing.

  • 1 decade ago

    because if you eat your plus sized haha!!!!

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