BBW – 9 Plus Size Models We Love

We dig ladies of all shapes and sizes -- tall, short, skinny, curvy – they’re all gorgeous to us.

That said, we've got a thing for ladies with a little more size and shape than the typical runway stick figures. Give us a BBW (Big Beautiful Woman) lady any day.

The 21st century has been very good for plus sized models, as women who didn’t fit the traditional mold of beauty are getting tons of attention. What follows are a hot nine big, beautiful women we love.

Mia Tyler

It’s kind of amazing that a dude as leathery and scary looking as Steven Tyler of Aerosmith can make such hot kids, but we all have our gifts. Mia Tyler came to the public eye on MTV’s ‘House of Style’ at the age of 17 and has built a successful career as both a model and a fashion designer. She’s walked runways in New York and Paris and even has her own clothing line, Revolution 1228. Even though she’s sizable, she works really hard to stay healthy, and did a stint on ‘Celebrity Fit Club.’

Fluvia Lacerda

You know Brazil makes the hotties, and their curvy girls are just about the curviest. The toothsome Fluvia Lacerda is a South American beauty who has taken the fashion world by storm. She was scouted by a MODE magazine editor on a New York city bus and quickly moved on to modeling for tons of clients. She’s been described as the “Plus Sized Gisele,” which is quite a compliment. Lacerda is one of the most desirable BBW models in the world today.

Justine Legault

Canadian model Justine Legault has an incredibly expressive, seductive face atop a pneumatic body. She possesses a timeless beauty that has led her to model for many French-language publications. Represented by the prestigious Ford Model Company, she’s at the very beginning of her career but we wouldn’t be surprised if she became a serious star. It’s rare to see a model of any size who can exude the kind of confident, sensual femininity that she does.

Maggie Brown

Tyra Banks has always supported the big girls, so when she ran the 2006 Thick and Sexy modeling contest, you knew that the hottest of the hot would turn up. The eventual winner was the gorgeous Maggie Brown, and she’s since become one of the most in-demand BBW models in the country. Born in Colorado but raised in Hawaii, Brown’s seductive half-Asian looks really turn our crank. She’s modeled for tons of clients and appeared alongside Carson Kressley on ‘How To Look Good Naked.’

Lizzie Miller

One of the most recent plus size controversies came in 2009, when Glamour did a photo spread featuring 20 year old model Lizzie Miller. Miller, a size 12-14, barely qualifies as a plus size model, but the simple fact that the magazine presented her without any airbrushing or Photoshop, letting the natural shape of her body speak for itself, prompted an avalanche of fan mail. A softball player and belly dancer, Miller welcomed the attention and the boost it gave to her career. It just goes to show that you don’t need to look a certain way to be a model as long as you can work it.

Emme Aronson

Currently the highest-earning plus sized model in the world, Emme Aronson (born Melissa Miller) had a pretty body-negative upbringing. Raised in Saudi Arabia, her father would strip her down to her underwear and use a Sharpie marker to highlight the areas where he thought she needed to lose weight. Thankfully, the BBW babe kept her pride in her body, winning a full athletic scholarship to Syracuse University for crew. While there, she started modeling, racking up a huge list of clients. In addition, Aronson has hosted TV shows on Fox and E.

Toccara Jones

Another lovely lass who came to fame through the machinations of Tyra Banks, Toccara Jones was a competitor on the third season of ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ coming in 7th place but winning a contract with Wilhemina Models anyway. She’s famous for her sexy spreads in a number of men’s magazines including King. She also had a 14 page spread in Vogue Italia’s special “Black Issue.” Jones has made a number of television appearances on shows as diverse as ‘Celebrity Paranormal Project’ and ‘106 & Park.’

Erika Elfwencrona

In addition to having a name that could have come out of ‘Game of Thrones,’ Swedish glamor model Erika Elfwencrona is one of the hottest plus size girls in Europe. Originally scouted as a teenager, Elfwencrona began to worry about her career as her body filled out to include a pair of spectacular DD breasts. Thankfully, her agency was happy to keep her on as a plus-sized model and she’s built an incredible career modeling for companies like Simply Yours, Bravissimo and Littlewoods.

Natalie Laughlin

Born in Trinidad, Natalie Laughlin has been on the forefront of plus size modeling. When Liz Claiborne signed her to a long-term contract, they quickly realized that they had a hot property on their hands and made her the first BBW model to feature on five consecutive billboards in New York’s Times Square. She originally started working in Miami, where she received many comparisons to Cindy Crawford for her versatility and all-American good looks.