Glamour Celebrates Real Women

Filed Under: Spread 'Em

Glamour originally ran this photo of plus-size model, Lizzi Miller, as part of an article about feeling good in your own skin. Little did they know, this photograph would make waves with their readers!

Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive says, "the letters about it started to flood my inbox literally the day Glamour hit newsstands… The emails were filled with such joy–joy at seeing a woman's body with all the curves and quirks and rolls found in nature."

Miller says of the emails, "I've been that girl, flipping through magazines trying to find just one person who looked a little bit like me. And when I didn't find it I would start to think there's something wrong with the way that I looked. When J. Lo and Beyoncé came out and were making curves sexy, I started to accept myself more. It's funny, but just seeing them look and feel sexy enabled me to do the same."

Self Magazine, take note: this is how you photograph women at their own, personal best!

Posted: August 24, 2009 at 1:00 pm