Plus-Size Model Wants to Change the Industry With Her First Major Photo Shoot

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1/8 Plus-size model Tess Holliday took the next big step in reforming the fashion industry's standards of beauty.
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2/8 The 29-year-old model, signed with MiLK Modeling Agency, just completed her very first modeling agency photo shoot.
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3/8 As a UK size 26 (US size 22), she is the largest working model signed to a top agency.
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4/8 Holliday passionately advocates that there is "no one way to be a woman or beautiful."
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5/8 She gained attention a few months ago for starting a social media campaign led by the hashtag #EffYourBeautyStandards.
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6/8 Since then, she's been paving the way for women to disregard the impossible standards of beauty the fashion world dictates.
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7/8 Her presence in ad campaigns serves as a reminder that women come in all shapes and sizes, and there's no reason to deem one more beautiful than the next.
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8/8 In an interview with Daily Mail, Holliday admits, "My life has changed in the best way and I feel like the best is yet to come."
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Plus-size model Tess Holliday wants the fashion industry to re-think beauty standards.