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==Early life==
==Early life==
Munster was born in [[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel]], [[Mississippi]], [[United States]]. She attended [[Los Angeles High School]], however she had to drop out at the age of 17 after earning her [[General Educational Development|GED]]. She was encouraged to start modeling by her mother.<ref name="dailyvenusdiva1">{{cite news |last=Lewis|first=Limarie|url=http://www.dailyvenusdiva.com/2013/03/01/body-activism-w-tess-munster-honor-curves-part-1/|title=Body Activism w/ Tess Munster & Honor Curves (Part 1)|work= |location= |publisher=''Daily Venus Diva''|date=March 1, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> Munster's mother is disabled and paralyzed since seeing her daughter in the nude. America.<ref name="danielledisease">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtCqAWF-MQ|title=Tess Munster Interview|publisher=danielledisease|date=November 27, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref>
Munster was born in [[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel]], [[Mississippi]], [[United States]]. She attended [[Los Angeles High School]], however she had to drop out at the age of 17 after earning her [[General Educational Development|GED]]. She was encouraged to start modeling by her mother.<ref name="dailyvenusdiva1">{{cite news |last=Lewis|first=Limarie|url=http://www.dailyvenusdiva.com/2013/03/01/body-activism-w-tess-munster-honor-curves-part-1/|title=Body Activism w/ Tess Munster & Honor Curves (Part 1)|work= |location= |publisher=''Daily Venus Diva''|date=March 1, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> Munster's mother is disabled and paralyzed.<ref name="danielledisease">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtCqAWF-MQ|title=Tess Munster Interview|publisher=danielledisease|date=November 27, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 07:44, 21 January 2015

Tess Munster
Born (1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 (age 39)
Laurel, Mississippi, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Plus-size model, make-up artist, blogger
Years active2010–present
Partner(s)Nick Holliday (engaged; 2014)
Children1
Modeling information
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
AgencyMavrick Artists Agency
Websitewww.tessmunster.com

Tess Munster (born July 5, 1985) is an American plus-size model based in Los Angeles. She self-describes as a "body positive activist" and started her #effyourbeautystandards movement on Instagram in 2013. In the same year, she was named by Vogue Italia as one of the top six plus-size models in the world.

Early life

Munster was born in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. She attended Los Angeles High School, however she had to drop out at the age of 17 after earning her GED. She was encouraged to start modeling by her mother.[1] Munster's mother is disabled and paralyzed.[2]

Career

At the age of 15,[3] Munster attended a casting call for plus models in Atlanta, Georgia, which hoever was not successfull.[4]

Subsequently, Munster relocated to Seattle where she worked as a makeup artist, head makeup artist, and hair stylist. After giving birth to her son back in Mississippi, she returned to Seattle following the Hurricane Katrina.[4] (where she had some pictures taken for her then boyfriend and posted them on Model Mayhem)[5] then Los Angeles in 2010 – all within four years.[4] In August 2007, Munster started her modelling career.

Her move to Los Angeles helped her gain confidence[1][6] At the age of 24, she became a professional model.[2] She responded to 'House of Dreams Model Search' by Torrid and was accepted.[4] At the same time, A&E chose her to be the face of documentary television series Heavy[4] after being discovered online.[1][6] In June 2011,[5] she became the face of the television show and was on an advert that ran nationwide and billboards across the country.[3] Munster has been featured on "fatshion" blogs, she models accessories and plus size clothing lines, and was contacted to audition for Vh1's The Big Girls Club.[7][8] She has modeled for Domino Dollhouse, SWAK, Jessica Louise Clothing, Evil Pawn Jewelry, Black Cat Bikinis, Empress Lingerie, Vintage Box 1947, Batcakes Couture, Em & Sprout and various other independent designers.[3]

In 2014, Munster quit her day job to pursue her modeling career full time.[9] In May 2014, a video was uploaded on Vimeo called #everyBODYisflawless, which featured Munster and fellow plus-size fashion bloggers and models Gabi Gregg and Nadia Aboulhosn lip-synching and dancing to Beyoncé's 2013 song "Flawless".[10][11]

Recognition

In 2013, Munster was named by Vogue Italia as one of the top six plus-size models in the world.[9] In the same year, she was also named one of the world's top plus size models by Refinery 29 and The Huffington Post.[12]

Personal life

At the age of 20, Munster gave birth to her son.[4] On July 5, 2014, she got engaged to Australian businessman Nick Holliday.

Munster is 5 feet 5 inches tall, dress size 22, weighs 260 pounds with a BMI of 42 and measurements of 49"-49"-52".[13] She is heavily tattooed including, a Miss Piggy tattoo on her right outer forearm, a Mae West tattoo on her right inner forearm, a Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her left bicep, a plus-size mermaid tattoo on her right upper thigh and a Hello Kitty tattoo on her right calf.[9] The favorite part of her body are her buttocks: in an October 2010 interview she said, "...I really love my butt. It's pretty darn good if you ask me!"[14]

Munster also self-describes as a "body positive activist".[9][11] In 2013, she started her #effyourbeautystandards movement on Instagram. The movement shows women that they do not have to be a certain size to love their body (big or small) and that their size should not dictate their fashion choices.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lewis, Limarie (March 1, 2013). "Body Activism w/ Tess Munster & Honor Curves (Part 1)". Daily Venus Diva. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Tess Munster Interview". danielledisease. November 27, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Chanel-Faiteau, Chardline (May 29, 2013). "Tess Munster- Retro Chic". Chardline. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f Young, Danielle (March 12, 2012). "Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster". Plus Model Magazine. p. 1. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b "How I became a model". Tess Munster. September 15, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster". Bake and Destroy. March 12, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Young, Danielle (March 12, 2012). "Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster". Plus Model Magazine. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Tess Munster I Am Plus". Reah Norman. March 2010. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ a b c d Weingarten, Rachel (February 28, 2014). "Plus-Size Model Tess Munster Talks Cardigans, Her Style Evolution, and 'Fat' as a Trigger Word". Parade. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Bahadur, Nina (May 8, 2014). "This Video Proves That Every Body Is '***Flawless'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b Fenwick Elliott, Annabel (May 13, 2014). "'Fat is NOT a flaw!' Plus-sized blogger films re-make of Beyonce's female self-acceptance anthem ***Flawless". Mail Online. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Marin, Elena (August 22, 2013). "Tess Munster : What I Learned as a Plus Size Model". The Citizens of Fashion. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Young, Cathy (December 30, 2013). "Pro-fat an unhealthy status quo". Boston: The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b Penn, Stephanie (October 1, 2013). "2013 October Cover Model: Tess Munster". Daily Venus Diva. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Penn, Stephanie (August 22, 2013). "Plus Size Model & Activist, Tess Munster Shares The Dark Side Of Modeling". Daily Venus Diva. Retrieved August 1, 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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