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Body Positive Model Embracing the Thicc - Charli Howard (WG)


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Charli Howard isn't a plus size model, but an in-between model.  I figured this would be the most appropriate topic to post her under though.

She spent years as a skinny, straight model.

2013-2015

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At some point, around the end of 2015, I think, her agency starts complaining about her weight and “out of shape” appearance. (Absolutely nuts, I know).  They drop her, or maybe she drops them.  She begins posting body positive content.

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12568133_221119918232089_1589062072_n.thumb.jpg.083a7a06ad7ffc2b31044f4d66ffbf83.jpg "Your physicalities do not define you as a woman. It's your strength and character that does ✊? #droptheplus "

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"I may not be the tallest, the thinnest or by any means the prettiest woman in the world. But I've finally learnt to love my body & my shape ??❤️ #beautybeyondsize #bodypositive"

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Early 2016 - August 2016

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I don't care if you're a size 14 or a size 0 or a size 10: YOU'RE ALL BEAUTIFUL.... Beauty doesn't come in one form, and how boring would life be if it did? Now go out there and eat your Nandos ❤️??❤️??❤️??❤️??❤️ #beautybeyondsize #droptheplus"

Endorsements to go eat! :)

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"GIRLS!!! ? Stop thinking that if you lose or gain weight or fit into a piece of clothing you will be more beautiful/popular/happy. Take it from me - YOU WON'T! Life is happening now."

13166939_648030998697213_2097079756_n.thumb.jpg.9e634f0b184bb68377cc859167fc0b84.jpg "#strongnotskinny #selfie"

Strong, not skinny," she says, but clearly she's still skinny.

13248938_1707185586231143_277654568_n.thumb.jpg.8b7c6d3fb60b0ebfdf12a459a19383b9.jpg  "We went to Coney Island, got rained on & ate hot dogs ?"

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13285516_481016245437003_1920056898_n.thumb.jpg.f21e86b6df541ba0e33f759c8cb767c5.jpg  "GOD BLESS U AMERICA ?????"

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13391149_1622549014701681_58396278_n.thumb.jpg.7cb97f2b21bf1db146e4788d07daf5d8.jpg  "When this appears on a shoot ?????❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #ilovemyjob #pizza"

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And the curves start coming in strong!

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Summer 2016.  She co-founds the All Woman Project.

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Hanging out with Iskra Lawrence and some other sexy curve models.

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One of the skinniest of the bunch, she still has some nice cellulite to show off.

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"Another 'flaw' I've come to love is my tummy. It looks cute and squishy and everything, but don't be fooled - it's strong enough to carry b**s in there ???? I love being a woman & although we often face adversities in life..."

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While she had joined with Muse Models Agency, working as a normal/straight model, she now signs on as both a normal and a curve model due to her in-between size.

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"So excited that I'm now signed to both the main and curve board at musemodelsnycmodernmusesnyc ? This is because I sit right in-between both categories and am often considered too curvy for some clients, whilst too small for others. I'm never going to be plus-size (I'm just not built that way), but I do have a nice juicy ? that won't fit runway sizes either! I want us to celebrate & redefine what the word 'curvy' means for girls (and models!) everywhere! ?? #curves #bodypositive#iamallwoman #allwomanproject"

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Autumn 2016

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"Whether you're short, tall, petite, curvaceous... EVERY girl deserves to feel body positive and beautiful! ?? I remember someone telling me I couldn't possibly be "body positive" because I'm not 'big' or curvy enough. Errrr... what? ?? Since when did body positivity become associated with a size?! It took me to my mid-twenties to feel confident within myself (my teens were not fun for me at all), and even then I'll have down days. Just because you're not as curvaceous as some women, doesn't mean you don't get the same body insecurities as others! It doesn't mean you're exempt from stretch marks, cellulite and blemishes. We all feel insecure at times, and it's up to ALL of us to big each other up ? "

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15338543_1196924040397721_7368431981618528256_n.thumb.jpg.0f50113f21b6eeeb8d490ddb4ad64c71.jpg "Not a skinny model. Not plus-size. Just inbetween. ? Reppin all the girls of my size, too ????"

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2017

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"New year, new beginnings! ??? This can be the year you choose to kick old habits: the year you embrace your true shape, stop caring about dieting and calories and choose to be happy. ?? Eat what you want, love your squishy bits, step away from the scales (and from bad boys) and don't let anyone or anything make you feel you're less than perfect ❤️ I'm off to help cook a hearty roast dinner with my fam cause I don't care about my weight anymore and neither should you bad bitches"

15623603_232009420575519_6328974399051399168_n.thumb.jpg.1773448a731d3f5e53389363b757d03f.jpg  "Sophia Loren said she owed her curves to spaghetti. I owe mine to peri-peri chicken. ? ?"

She loves her Nando's.  :D

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"Feelin' juicy ??? I read yesterday that women with big bums are healthier & more intelligent so who's the real winner here ??‍♀️?? Don't be afraid to eat that piece of cake!! ?"

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"Not as thin as I once was, but I never thought I'd feel comfortable wearing tight body suits ?? Funny how things change once you embrace your true shape! ✨ "

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"It's so important we show girls you don't have to be a size 2 to be considered beautiful. We ALL deserve to see our body shapes represented in fashion images because we're NOT all built the same way ✖️ I never dreamt I'd be able to model having gained weight and looking like this, but here I am! ? So if your dream is to model, never feel like you have to starve yourself to become one. "

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Looking sexier than ever in her two most recent photos.

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"JUICY JUICY MANGOES ? Thanks to everyone who's read about my cellulite and followed me! It's so normal & judging by the response I've had, it just goes to show how many women have it ? Learn to love your boobs & hips & thighs & all the lovely squishy things that make us WOMANLY ?✌?? also it's Easter this weekend so make sure you crack open a chocolate egg or two ??? yum yum #curves#iamallwoman"

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