Tess Munster

Career
At the age of 15, Munster attended a casting call for plus models in Atlanta, Georgia, which however was not successful.
Subsequently, Munster relocated to Seattle where she worked as a makeup artist, head makeup artist, and hair stylist. After giving birth to her son back in Mississippi, she returned to Seattle following the Hurricane Katrina. (where she had some pictures taken for her then boyfriend and posted them on Model Mayhem) then Los Angeles in 2010 – all within four years. In August 2007, Munster started her modelling career.
Her move to Los Angeles helped her gain confidence At the age of 24, she became a professional model. She responded to 'House of Dreams Model Search' by Torrid and was accepted. At the same time, A&E chose her to be the face of documentary television series Heavy after being discovered online. In June 2011, she became the face of the television show and was on an advert that ran nationwide and billboards across the country. Munster has been featured on "fatshion" blogs, she models accessories and plus size clothing lines, and was contacted to audition for Vh1's The Big Girls Club. She has modeled for Domino Dollhouse, SWAK, Jessica Louise Clothing, Evil Pawn Jewelry, Black Cat Bikinis, Empress Lingerie, Vintage Box 1947, Batcakes Couture, Em & Sprout and various other independent designers.