Plus-size Model

• Maiysha Simpson is a successful Ford model and singer, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 for Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Wanna Be, taken from the 2008 album, This Much is True.
• Anna Nicole Smith formerly known as Vickie Lynn Marshall (née Hogan) (28 November 1967 – 8 February 2007), and Vickie Smith, before settling on Anna Nicole Smith as her moniker, was an American model, actress and television personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy, becoming the 1993 Playmate of the Year. Soon after, she signed with Elite Model Management. Smith became very well known after appearing in Guess campaigns in 1992, becoming the first plus-size model used in a Guess! campaign. The Guess campaign was also one of the clothing brand's most successful campaigns. She was also photographed by Peter Lindbergh for the cover of German Marie Claire 1994, and appeared in his book Peter Lindbergh Untitled 116. The shoot for the cover and editorial in German Marie Claire was also featured in a documentary on Peter Lindbergh. Smith was also photographed by notable photographers including David La Chapelle. She also modeled for H & M's December 1993 lingerie campaign in print advertising and billboards. Anna Nicole also appeared in controversial advertising for Lane Bryant, which was banned by newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal for showing too much cleavage. Smith also walked in several Lane Bryant runway shows. Anna also modeled in TV and print advertising for Conair in 1993.
• Mia Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith singer Steve Tyler and Cyrinda Foxe-Tyler and half-sister of actress Liv Tyler, began plus-size modeling in 1998 at age 19 after being discovered by a talent scout for Lane Bryant's V Girl advertising campaign. She was represented by Wilhelmina Models and worked for companies seeking to associate themselves with her rock'n roll lifestyle and aesthetic. Tyler appeared in Cosmopolitan Magazine in January 2002, Glamour Magazine in May 2002, Vogue in its annual "Shape Issue" in 2003 and on the cover of Figure Magazine in May 2006. She also appeared on the cover of Flare in 2002 and in Grace, Marie Claire , Mode, Seventeen, Teen and YM. Tyler has worked with notable photographers such as Franceso Scavullo, Steven Meisel and Max Abadian. Mia also walked in runways in New York and Paris, including several Lane Bryant shows. She was also a VJ for MTV' House of Style. Tyler launched her own clothing line, titled Revolution 1228, in February 2009. In 2008, Tyler released her autobiography Creating Myself.