Whitney Thompson

Plus Size Whitney Thompson Shares Her Secret to Success

Name sound familiar? Whitney Thompson just happens to be the first plus-size model to win in the fashion-world prestigious “America’s Next Top Model,” and is slowly making the waves not only in the runway but also in Broadway. Last June, an event called “Broadway Bares” that is calculated to raise funds for the fight against AIDS was launched, and here we found the full-figured celebrity, well,... bared.

BBW Whitney Thompson seems to have always known she’d get this far. As a contestant in the popular reality series, the differences in size among the other girls were apparent, but she never let that bother her. And even before joining the show, as a model she’d often heard that she was too fat. People at the agency would suggest she lose inches just to get the post. "I don't recommend any girl putting herself through that, but I did and I stand here unchanged, physically.” Her secret is, of course, confidence. This zaftig celebrity just loves her body, and would never substitute her curves for any diet that would make her look like a “hanger.” She declares, “You don’t have to starve to be beautiful.”