Queen Latifah

BBW Queen Latifah Preaches Health

We all knew it would come to this, that Rubenesque Dana Owens aka Queen Latifah would be declared Sexiest Plus Size Woman! In October 2009, in a survey initiated by an online shopping store, the majority of visitors of the site chose the full-figured celebrity from a shortened list which included other equally curvaceous women—some of them known models in the plus size fashion industry.

Most probably the effect of being on the Jenny Craig diet. Early this year, the zaftig singer/actress signed a contract as spokesperson for the famous weight loss company for the whole of 2009. Yet the curvy Queen Latifah insists that she’s not doing it to get skinny. “They see that I’m doing this for the health reasons but also say, ‘She’s still representing for the big girls. She hasn’t abandoned us!’ This is me doing something for me, but if I am going to be a role model I hope people can catch on.”