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Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

Featuring famous Big Beautiful Women from the worlds of entertainment, politics, fashion, science, sports, and more. This blog site frequently adds and spotlights BBWs, so bookmark this page and check back often.

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Celebrity BBW Spotlight: Christina Schmidt – Plus Size Model and Actress

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin

Christina Schmidt, Award-Winning Plus Size Model and Actress

christina schmidt plus size model, award-winning actress

Christina Schmidt Plus Size Model, Actress


Christina Schmidt was born on September 16, 1987 in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. She took acting classes under fellow Canadian actor and renowned acting coach, Dean Armstrong (best known as Blake on Showtime’s Queer As Folk). She also trained with The Second City, Chicago’s world-famous improvisational theater.

After debuting in the 2000 short film Notes from Mother, Schmidt auditioned for and won the role of Terri MacGreggor in the hit Canadian TV show, Degrassi: The Next Generation, from 2001 to 2004.

Degrassi brought Christina international fame. In 2005, at the Young Artist Awards, she won the award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Best Supporting Actress for her role as Terri on Degrassi.

Christina Schmidt, Beautiful Then and Now

After three seasons, Schmidt left the show to pursue her career as a professional print plus size model. Under the B&M Models agency in Toronto, Ontario, she was featured in the Fall 2007 ad campaign for MXM, a Canadian junior plus-size clothing line. Christina also models for Torrid, the U.S. company selling plus size fashion apparel and accessories for women and girls, sizes 12 thru 26. She also models for Nygard, a Canadian-based plus size womens clothing manufacturer supplying over 200 retail stores in North America. She is also featured as the main professional runway models on the TV show How To Look Good Naked Canada. Christina is a size 14 and is 5’7 tall. Her curvy measurements are 43-36-44.

In an interview, Schmidt said she thinks “girls with curves have an advantage.” “Curves are always good!”, she said. “Like a dress. Look at Beyoncé. Did you see the Oscars, the dress that she was wearing? Her curves made it look so much better than if a skinny, skinny girl was wearing it. And jeans always look wicked on girls with curves. And tank tops…I think curves are in.”

Christina also spoke about being a role model: “I think that is so cool. And even if I was just to have one girl look up to me, and say that, “You helped me, helped me feel good about myself,” that would satisfy me. But having lots of girls — I think that is just so amazing. It makes me feel so good. I think that’s my favorite part about being in this industry, is having other girls look up to me, having a positive influence on other girls, helping other girls feel beautiful about themselves. I love that. For sure one of my favorite parts about the industry.” An Interview with Christina Schmidt

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Celebrity BBW Spotlight: Camryn Manheim – Plus Size Actress

Posted on June 10, 2011 by admin

Camryn Manheim, Award-Winning Plus Size Actress

Camryn Manheim Plus Size Actress

Camryn Manheim - Plus Size Actress and Human Rights Activist

Camryn Manheim was born Debra Frances Manheim on March 8, 1961, in Caldwell, New Jersey, to a schoolteacher mother and math professor father. She became interested in acting at age 16 after working at a Renaissance fair in high school. Manheim earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in 1984 and a Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 1987. She also studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in Chelsea and teaches the technique “Practical Aesthetics”.

In 1998, Camryn Manheim won an Emmy for her work as attorney Ellenor Frutt on the tv show “The Practice”, exclaiming that “This is for all the fat girls!” She later wrote her autobiography titled “Wake Up, I’m Fat!” A one-woman show of the same name preceded the book. In 2005, Manheim earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her work as Elvis Presley’s mother in the miniseries “Elvis”. Camryn is currently featured on the tv show “Harry’s Law” as District Attorney Kim Mendelsohn.

Manheim is a devoted human rights activist, advocating for women’s rights, fat acceptance, and gay rights. She has contributed to a number of charities, including RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network). Camryn is also involved with the non-profit organization Bet Tzedek Legal Services – The House of Justice, which advocates for and supports people living in poverty as well as communities victimized by discrimination and civil rights abuses. She serves as a co-chair for their annual fundraiser, The Justice Ball. Camryn has worked as a sign language interpreter at hospitals, a talent she’s used in some of her acting roles.

Camryn has a son named Milo Jacob who was born on March 6, 2001, just two days before her 40th birthday. Her brother, Karl Manheim, is a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA.

Camryn Manheim on “The Talk”

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Celebrity BBW Spotlight: Basimah Dalal – Plus Size Belly Dancer

Posted on May 27, 2011 by admin

Basimah Dalal Plus Size Belly Dancer, Designer and Instructor

Basimah Dalal Plus Size Belly Dancer, Designer and Instructor

Basimah Dalal is a plus size Belly Dancer in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. She has been involved with Middle Eastern Dance since age 17. Basimah was invited to join the Raqs el Sehr Shamal dance troupe in 2002, and dances solo at various venues. She also made several of the costumes for herself and fellow Raqs el Sehr Shamal troupe sisters. Currently, she offers beginning and intermediate dance classes via private or group lessons.

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Celebrity BBW Spotlight: Barbara Brickner – Plus-Size Model

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

Barbara Brickner Plus Size Model

Barbara Brickner - Plus Size Model


Barbara Brickner is a gorgeous, successful size 14 plus-size model, promoting a healthful lifestyle and self-acceptance. Featured several times in MODE Magazine, she has become a top model for many plus-size clothing designers, especially for the Italian company Elena Miro, even appearing solo in their landmark 2000 calendar. Barbara also launched a line of plus-size maternity clothing named BB Maternity, sold through U.S. department stores such as Macy’s, Lands End, Nordstrom and many others.

With over 10 years experience in the modeling industry, Barbara Brickner has become one of the most internationally recognizable faces in the world of plus-size models.

See Plus-Size Model Barbara Brickner At Work

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Celebrity BBW Spotlight: Aretha Franklin – Singer

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin - Singer

Famous as “The Queen of Soul”, Aretha Franklin is also renowned for her jazz, rock, blues, pop, R&B and gospel, in addition to being a songwriter and pianist. The power and intensity of her voice exploded onto the music scene during the turbulent 1960s, at a time when female singers sang mostly about standing by their man, or waiting patiently for love to come their way. But there was Aretha telling her man to respect her and warning him about the consequences of his actions. This at a time when the civil rights and women’s liberation movements were spreading throughout the nation. “The Queen” became a symbol of power and self-confidence for millions of African-American girls and women. In 1968, she became the second African-American woman to appear on the cover of Time magazine.

A superstar by the late 60′s, by the mid-70′s Aretha suffered a number of personal and professional setbacks. However, her performance as the upset wife of band member Matt “Guitar” Murphy in the movie, “The Blues Brothers”, led to a new record contract and more Billboard hits throughout the 1980s. In 1987, she became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Franklin received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. In September 1999, she was awarded The National Medal of Arts by President Clinton. In 2005, she was awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Franklin #1 on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time, and the ninth greatest artist of all time. In 2009, she was the only featured singer at the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. On May 23, 2010, Franklin received an Honorary Doctorate in Music from Yale University. 2011 marked her 50th anniversary in show business and to celebrate the occasion, Aretha has just released her 38th studio album, “Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love.”

Aretha Franklin has a total of 45 “Top 40″ hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She has won 18 Grammy Awards during her long career and still holds the record for most Best Female R&B Vocal Performance awards, with eleven to her name.

Aretha is also famous for her unique plus size designer fashions, in which she proudly displays her big beautiful womanly curves. Her famous hat worn at Barack Obama’s 2009 presidential inauguration is now on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washigton, D.C.

Aretha Franklin Sings “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” At Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration

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