Plus-size Model

• Mia Amber Davis appeared in a feature role in the cinema-released 2000 comedy movie Road Trip as Rhonda. Since her film appearance, Davis had been working as a model in New York. She appeared on TV to speak on the issues of being plus-sized, and on self-esteem, notably on the Tyra Banks talk show episode dealing with the media's response to photographs of Banks in a swimsuit. Davis died at 35 years of age on 10 May 2011.
• Toccara Jones is a model and television personality. She was a contestant on the third cycle of the reality TV series America's Next Top Model (ANTM), and in connection with her career in mainstream plus-size modeling has also found a niche in interviews and related photography in lifestyle magazine speaking about self-esteem. Jones featured in Vogue Italia in 2008 in a fur advertorial photographed by Steven Meisel.
• Dana Owens, aka Queen Latifah is an actress and music artist, and appears in ongoing U.S. advertising for CoverGirl cosmetics. Owens is also the figurehead of the Curvation company's range of plus-size apparel and intimates, and the associated "Project Curvation", an awards program championing confidence in women.
• Pollyanna McIntosh most notably appeared in the Pirelli Calendar for December 2004, photographed by Nick Knight. She also appeared as a UK size 14 in a UK Vogue December 2003 16-page fashion editorial. McIntosh was named 2004's 'Model of the Year by UK maggazine The Face based on her Vogue UK editorial and Pirelli calendar appearance. She has also worked with renown photographer David Bailey for Evans stores, and appeared in his book entitled, Bailey's Democracy. Pollyanna still models occasionally(current representation is Models1 in London), but is now mainly working as an actress, director, producer and screenwriter. Notable film roles include lead roles in controversial horror film The Woman and The 9 Lives Of Mara, as well as a role in The Offspring, a prequel to The Woman.