Russian chubby girls. Unearthly beauty: the most famous plump female models in the world

Thin, slender girls today are considered almost the standard of beauty throughout the world. At the same time, being overweight causes only the most negative reaction - irritation, condemnation and cruel ridicule. Why fat woman looks like a loser in the eyes of society? Let's try to figure it out.

Beauty standards and obese women

A number of states simply need to support the myth of ideal body parameters - this allows not only to control the consciousness of society, but also to impose the necessary stereotypes, as well as to sell special products, for example, vitamins for weight loss, foods with a high sugar content, clothes in classic small sizes.

Since childhood, we grow up in an environment that literally hammers into our heads that being fat is bad. Overweight children evoke the most unpleasant emotions in us, and it is difficult for us to really explain where they come from. However, this does not stop most schoolchildren from turning fat classmates into objects of cruel bullying.

But once you look at the dolls that most girls play with, the question immediately arises: what was the manufacturer thinking when creating them? We, of course, mean the ill-fated Barbie doll, whose parameters drove (and continue to drive) millions of young girls around the world crazy. A few years ago, scientists even conducted research and found that a woman with the parameters of a Barbie doll would not be able to live a full life - such a girl would be forced to move exclusively on all fours!

Beauty standards have changed countless times throughout human history. And if in the times of Rubens and Rembrandt fat woman with frank folds on her sides, wide hips, and what today everyone squeamishly calls cellulite, a tummy and a double chin - was considered a real goddess, then 400 years later the ballerina Anna Pavlova inspired women to bandage their breasts so that they would appear as flat and graceful as at the dancer's.

Then the sexy Marilyn Monroe appeared and her sensual forms replaced the skinny ones in my head. True, not for long, because already in the 60s the super skinny Twiggy burst onto the catwalk, whose graceful parameters drive crazy not only hippie youths with fluff over their lips, but also bearded rockers.

Today we are experiencing a completely new stage of understanding and acceptance of female beauty. Plus-size models are increasingly appearing on screens, as well as such bright celebrities as Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, the ageless Monica Bellucci, the red-haired beast Christina Hendricks and the talented Lena Dunham.

From hatred to love: female plumpness reveals a secret

Obesity is often associated with illness. But this is absolutely not true! Overweight people, just like thin people, can lead an active, healthy lifestyle, play sports, regularly enjoy sex and give birth to healthy children.

Fat woman You don’t have to feel inferior or humiliated because of your non-standard clothing size. This stereotype sits in the heads of those who look at a fat girl with condemnation and at the same time... (attention!)... with fear. Yes, yes, people who do not accept and actively express their negativity towards fatter people are actually terribly afraid of being in their place.

It's easier to be like everyone else. It’s normal to buy standard sizes and not be different from those around you. But having cellulite, wearing a clothing size above 46 and still feeling beautiful and confident - this requires inner strength. Take a look at Pierce Brosnan's wife, Keely Shaye Smith. What an unfortunate fat girl, isn't she? The photo shows with the naked eye that the poor thing suffers from her extra pounds around her waist every day.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - a hackneyed phrase, but how clearly it conveys the essence of the very concept of beauty and attractiveness. There are hundreds of millions of women in the world and each of them is unique and beautiful in their own way. It doesn't matter how old you are, how big your waist is, or how many calories you eat every day. Your body is worthy of love and respect.

Hardly anyone would dare call today's birthday girl Christina Hendricks fat. The British woman captivated the public not so much with her acting talent (few people will remember the last film with her participation), but with her stunning forms. The actress is not at all embarrassed by her non-standard figure: Hendrix emphasizes her chic curves with the right clothes, which makes her look like a real sex bomb. A couple of years ago, Christina was chosen as the “Sexiest Woman in America,” removing Megan Fox herself from the pedestal. Hendrix is ​​so good in her non-model parameters that the public does not believe that the star, having such feminine forms, did not resort to plastic surgery. In response to questions, she becomes furious: “I refuse to live in a world where a woman by default cannot be beautiful and curvy from birth!”

Congratulating the actress on her 42nd birthday, we remembered other famous beautiful girls with curvy figures.

The 23-year-old is perhaps the only plus-size model to grace the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, where, as we know, only iconic beauties of the era manage to get on. The year before last, the blonde was recognized as the sexiest woman in the world, and in terms of popularity, the curvy girl has already eclipsed Cara Delevingne. Thanks to contracts with Bobbi Brown and Sam Edelman, Upton is one of the five richest models in the world, ahead of even Miranda Kerr. The girl achieved such success thanks to her curvaceous figure: the extra centimeters at the waist did not prevent her from becoming either the face of a swimsuit brand or one of the “angels” at the Victoria's Secret show. Now the bright top model is trying her hand at cinema with some success.

The most talked about heroine of the world chronicle has built a career on television on her “cool” forms. The flamboyant socialite influenced a radical change in the canons of beauty of our time. You can be skeptical about her, but it is impossible to ignore the fact that Kim Kardashian is the most talked about person of the last two years and the most popular star of social networks (Instagram audience - 31.2 million). She is called a star of a new generation - from a reality heroine to a girl from the covers of Vogue and ELLE. And she manages to successfully monetize her fantastic popularity.

Another beauty who broke the stereotypes of show business is the singer. Thanks to her undeniable talent and striking appearance, the British woman has achieved incredible popularity throughout the world. By the age of 27, Adele has an incredible number of awards: “Golden Globe”, dozens of “Grammys”, “Order of the British Empire” and even “” for the song “Skyfall”, which became the soundtrack to the Bond film. Adele's figure has always differed from Hollywood and European standards, but this only added to her admiration from fans. Stylists believe that success lies in the right clothes: Adele’s figure is proportional, you just need to skillfully place accents. The singer herself admits that she never dreamed of being skinny; moreover, she is proud that she has the same figure as most women.

One of the most gifted actresses of our time, in appearance, is also far from Hollywood ideas about female beauty, but she has never been shy about it. Soft feminine forms did not prevent the British woman from earning recognition on both sides of the Atlantic, receiving dozens of leading roles, earning an Oscar and being included in the list of the most beautiful people according to People. Not to mention Richard Branson's handsome nephew, Ned Rocknroll, who was charmed by Winslet and became her third husband. Kate considers herself a “woman with a normal figure” and throws a scandal if her photo on the cover of a magazine is “slimmed” in Photoshop. “Personally, I’m not going to lose weight,” says the British woman. “I have more important things to do.”

“The TV screen always makes you 5-6 kilograms fatter, you need to lose excess weight,” television producers refused to girls of non-model appearance. Over time, the rules have changed: the canons of modern beauty are increasingly shifting towards girls with curvy figures. Anfisa Chekhova achieved success on television as the host of the erotic program “Sex with Anfisa Chekhova”, without having the notorious 90-60-90 parameters. Viewers instantly fell in love with the beauty on the screen, because with her example she proved that sexuality is not synonymous with model thinness. “Why mock yourself? Find the positives in the state you are in,” this is Anfisa Chekhova’s recipe for beauty. The crazy ratings of the midnight show and the admiration of the country's male population confirm that it works.

Today, attitudes towards the female body are contradictory, as is female logic. On the one hand, we idolize sculpted bellies and pumped up butts, and in the hope of achieving the same result, we carry countless containers of healthy food to work and buy fitness memberships that we don’t use. On the other hand... The term “plus-size” has become firmly entrenched in our lives. Brands are creating new collections specifically for curvy ladies and conducting advertising campaigns aimed at them. And large ladies working in the modeling business are becoming more and more popular.

Why did this happen and what events from the world of glossy magazines tell us that that’s it: there’s no turning back? See for yourself.

1. Vogue releases lingerie shoots with plus-size models

In 2014, the magazine contributed to the hot debate about women's bodies and figures by releasing a series of photographs of underwear worn not by flimsy straws, but by women with impressive figures. Among them were Ashley Graham, Inga Eiriksdottir and Marquita Pring, founders of the ALDA model union, which advocates for girls of all shapes and sizes to become models.

3. The lingerie manufacturer Cosabella replaced the term “plus size” with “extended” in its new collection.

It's no secret that most girls are annoyed by the "plus size" label. In order not to upset customers, the Cosabella lingerie brand deleted the words “plus size” from the description of its models, replacing them with the more delicate word “extended”.

4. Response from the Swimsuits For All brand to protein supplement manufacturers Protein’s World

5. Release of the latest collection of lace lingerie from the Adore Me brand

The Lane Bryant brand, which produces plus-size women's clothing, challenged the famous Victoria's Secret "angels" and created a campaign called #ImNoAngel, designed to prove that absolutely all women, regardless of their size, are beautiful and sexy.

7. British fashion magazine for large women SliNK

In 2011, SLiNK received the 100% People Awards as the best magazine for plus size women. Its founder and editor, Rivki Baum (she herself wears sizes 16-18), with her publication wants to show that models with a body can be just as attractive as regular ones.

8. The hashtag #fatkini is blowing up Instagram

In 2014, the hashtag #fatkini won the love of plus-size social media users. Women from all over the world published their pictures under this hashtag, completely unconcerned that their bodies did not meet generally accepted beauty standards.

Being thin is becoming less and less popular. The current trend is supported by bloggers with non-standard figures. Increasingly, fashion designers are being inspired to create collections. The tendency to express individuality allows women to enjoy life, be in harmony with themselves and not chase a photoshopped ideal.

Curvy women

One of these wonderful, inspiring and organic personalities is the American model Katie Sturino - a resourceful impersonator, a charming and brave chubby woman, and also a businesswoman!

In 2015 she started her own fashion blog on Instagram when she realized there was nowhere for plus-size women to get style inspiration. “It suddenly dawned on me that there are many plump young women, but there are few examples of how to dress beautifully and fashionably.”, - recalls Katie.

The proud owner of a size 54, Sturino learned to accept and love her body, which helped her gain self-confidence and happiness. In her blog, she clearly demonstrates that the life of a girl with appetizing shapes does not have to be sad, boring and hopeless.

The girl dresses according to the latest fashion trends and lives life to the fullest. Recently she became seriously interested in copying screen and show business stars. Katie deliberately chose thin women as role models. By making fun of the fashion world in this way, she proved that fashionable and stylish things can fit perfectly on a plus-size lady.

The idea was accepted by the public with a bang. Without much effort, Katie has amassed nearly 150,000 loyal followers. And this figure is growing. The beauty approaches her creativity so responsibly that she even selects partners for photos. Accessories, poses and facial expressions are as identical as possible to the prototypes.

Katie posted photo collages with Hailey Baldwin, Kylie Jenner, Jennifer Lawrence and Amal Clooney. The hit of her parodies were the famous newlyweds - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. “Megan is a natural choice to follow. The world watches her every appearance! She has a simple and clear style that is pleasant to interpret for women of any size.", - Sturino commented on the pictures.

Katie stated in one of her posts: “It’s not about who wears the best outfit. The point is that anyone can wear anything! Start with self-confidence!”

“People should accept their body as it is, and not depend on stereotypes and exhaust themselves with diets to please others.”, says Katie. However, she notes that society is not yet ready for such changes and there is a lot of work to be done. Unfortunately, they are even often considered unattractive.

A healthy attitude towards her own body helped the girl not pay attention to online bullying on the Internet. They called her “fat” and “whale”, bombarded her with phrases “Cover up!”, “Lose weight!”, “It’s impossible to look at this!” Katie challenged her detractors by posting a photo of herself proudly posing in a bikini.

Sturino strives to debunk the conventional wisdom that clothing size has a direct relationship to physical health. Katie plans to continue to inspire women to talk and think well about their appearance and value yourself the way nature created them.

Are there standards for defining beauty? Plus-size models around the world have proven that there are no norms, the main thing is femininity, comfort and positivity. Kazan girls are sure that a curvy figure is beautiful!

Ekaterina Blokhina

34 years

About Me: Deputy General Director of a defense enterprise.

My weight is 98 kg and my height is 168 cm. But I am never embarrassed by this and feel very comfortable. For me, the standards of female beauty are different from international ones. After all, I believe that if nature has endowed a girl with curvaceous figures, then she should be proud of it, and not change herself and not torment her with diets. I live in harmony and in complete understanding with my body. I hate gyms, but that doesn't mean I don't have physical activity in my life. A year ago I decided to learn such a graceful and complex sport as figure skating. As a result, over the course of a year I learned not only how to skate perfectly, but also how to do various elements. Snowboards, alpine skiing - I also love all this very much. And most importantly, I’m doing well!

I love sweets and after another piece of candy I don’t run to the scale to measure my weight. I don't limit myself in anything. I just live and enjoy. I understand and show others by my example that plump women are the most feminine.

Razina Zaripova

28 years

About Me: HR Manager.

My name comes from the Italian name Rosina - a beautiful rose, but only with a slight national twist. I truly live up to this name. I am tall, quite slender, although my body shape is somewhat curvy, but at the same time it has a certain attractiveness - like a bouquet of roses. And add to this my creative talents. I am cheerful, energetic, life-loving. And most importantly, I have practically no complexes, and everyone around me, both in the family and at work, experiences joy and pleasure from communicating with me. So I am comfortable in my mental and physical shell. And I wish every girl and woman, no matter what shape and weight they have, to be positive and self-sufficient.

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Guzel Asylbaeva

32 years

About Me: soloist of the song and dance ensemble, laureate of the Tatar Mony music award - 2011.

I love myself because I constantly strive for something and never sit on the couch. You can’t expect something to fall from the sky into your hands, so I value my desire to always develop in different directions.

I really love performing on stage and dream of working in the theater. I love to transform and get great pleasure from it. I love myself as plump, and it doesn’t bother me at all: after all, I’m a singer, an artist, and I should be visible from the stage to the distant rows!

Masha Kupriyanova

24 years

About Me: production director and clothing designer.

I love a lot of things that girls who dream of losing weight refuse. And this does not stop me from doing my favorite things. Since I was twelve years old, I have been dancing in all styles and directions: folk, Indian, Chinese dances. Dance is everything that surrounds us. And most importantly, people like the way I move, and many plump girls, looking at me, forget about their complexes and also begin to do what they like. Agree, this is wonderful!

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Olga Martynova

40 years

About Me: chief accountant in a construction company.

Each of us is individual, no matter what we are - plump or not very plump. I consider myself very attractive, I like to pamper myself, but I lead a healthy lifestyle and attract friends to it. For example, this is the second year I’ve been holding a costumed cycling bachelorette party, where we welcome any girls.

As for shapes and weight, I assure you that for every girl there is a man who will like her, because some like slim people, others like curvy ones!

Maria Shustrova

27 years

About Me: my height is 177 cm, weight 110 kg. I work as a manager in a company recruiting foreign teachers. I devote my free time to photography. Photography is my big hobby.

For me, loving myself means accepting who I am. Without self-love, you will not be able to achieve the desired heights and accomplishments in life. Without self-love, you won’t even be able to get married and have a child. And if you don’t love your body, you don’t respect yourself first of all. That's why I love myself for who I am - feminine, charismatic and curvy!

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Oksana Polousova

26 years

About Me: my profession is teacher-artist.

If a person loves himself, then those around him begin to love him. Every person is unique, and that is where my value lies. I don’t like to fit myself to certain standards, I don’t want to try to change myself to become like the majority. I love myself the way I am. I love my uniqueness and individuality.