Plus-Size-Diva

Joan

http://www.myspace.com/joanieplusmodel

I have always enjoyed the art of fashion and taking pictures from a young age. I attended Cal State Northridge as an Apparel Merchandising major.

After I graduated I did some soul searching and I decided I would much rather be in front of the camera than behind the scenes in the fashion world.

So far the modeling thing has been alot of fun.

I think a lot of times people don’t think plus size modeling is a serious part of the modeling world or they consider it like a joke, but I want to break down that stereotype and show people that you can be just as well put together and fashionable without being a size 6.

have always been very curvy but I never considered myself plus size until I really started to study and learn about fashion and the modeling world, and I realized plus size is where my place is.

I think if your naturally thin, or naturally curvy and thick it’s a beautiful thing either way and you just have to love yourself.

I would much rather the term be full figured because people hear plus size and they have all this imagery that goes along with it.

Even if I loose weight I’m still going to be considered plus size in this business so I’m just going to work with what I got, and I’m loving it.

My goals are definately to be signed with an established agency.

I’m also interested in continuing on with graduate studies down the road. I enjoy writing and just being a creative person it’s where my heart is.

I would tell anyone out there that people are always going to laugh or judge you when you say you want to pursue something, but I would just shrug off the negativity and keep on doing what you love no matter where it leads, because it’s what will make you happy.