Plus-Sized = Beautiful

So the debate rages on about body image and what is beautiful. Everyday we hear about another model that has anorexia or bulimia or has died from one of both of the diseases. The battle to be thin and, in American as well as European eyes, beautiful takes a toll on the psyche of the American woman.
When all know the facts that the average model is a size 0-2 and the average woman is a size 10-14ish :-). That is all fine and dandy for them, but there are women out there who are larger and who are gorgeous. Let's look at a few examples.

First we have the very talented and gorgeous Kimberley Locke from Season 2 American Idol. When I actually still watched it. She is a plus-sized model for Lane Bryant (they should pay me for the amount of clothing I buy there). She has a gorgeous voice and is an extremely attractive woman. All this begs the question, why isn't she being blown-up like that clown azz Clay Aiken? Maybe because she is not a size 0-2? I dunno, but I would venture to guess that I am right.















Next we have the phenomenal Lisa Nicole Carson. She has always been one of the actresses in Hollywood that I have admired. She can sing and act and is altogether a very interesting person to watch on film. Lisa like most women in America has had some serious issues with her look and it has caused her to have to seek medical attention which is too bad because she is gorgeous.
















Another woman who is extremely talented that I have followed a majority of her career is Countess Vaughn. She like so many women in America struggles with her weight, even though she is really not a large girl. While working as an extra on the Parkers she and I chatted a little bit and she seemed to be a very kind and funny individual. We even caught each other doing the same dance to music that was piped on to the set in between shots, that was funny. I last saw her on the VH1 Celebreality show Celebrity Fit Club. I know as an actor I should be protesting this, but I reconciled that the people on the show were actors so I was supporting them :-). In any case Ms. Vaughn was going through what seemed like a very messy and emotionally taxing divorce and like myself she is an emotional eater, thus she did not get the full impact of the show, but it really did show how painfully human she is and that she like so many others use food as a friend, comfort and something to control.




Finally the always regal, rapper turned Diva. Her Royal Highness, Ms. Queen Latifah. She has seen tragedy in her life namely the death of her brother and has held strong and stayed true to her plus sized roots. From Rapper to Spokesmodel Queen is the Quintessential plus sized woman. She is smart, strong and beautiful. She exudes self pride and is someone that many should be able to admire. She has a great support system in her mother manager (seen to the right in the photo), but Queen really takes hold of who she is and is not ashamed to share it. She is the ultimate in plus sized beauty and confidence.


There is one beautiful Plus sized woman that I did forget and I want to thank Brandon for pointing that out. The extremely confident and alluring Toccara Jones. She is gorgeous and shows her beauty inside and out. When on both America's Next Top Model as well as Celebrity Fit Club she maintained her plus sized pride and stated that she enjoyed being a big girl. Hats off to Ms. Jones, workin it for the big girls.

So no matter how you weigh in on the weight debate it is clear that talent should transcend all physical and social acceptance boundries. There are big beautiful women out there and we should all be proud of who we are and only work on maintaining health, sanity and happiness.

Pleasantly plump,

Ms. Denva