One of the most famous plus-size models in the world is, without a doubt, Tess Holliday (formerly known as Tess Munster), who is a size 22 and 5'5'' tall. She was born in 1985 in Mississippi and she was the first model of that size who managed to get an important modeling contract once she moved to Los Angeles in 2010. She has modeled for important brands such as Evil Pawn Jewelry, Batcakes Couture and SWAK and has been photographed by people such as David LaChapelle. She has also appeared in very important magazines such as Nylon and Vogue Italia, to name a few. Crystal Renn Crystal Renn, who was born in Florida in 1986 and is 5'9'' tall, has been just about every body size since her modeling career started when she was 14. At first she was told she had to lose about a third of her body weight in order to become a model but, after suffering from anorexia and gaining over thirty kilos, her agents decided to market her as a plus-size model which allowed her to hit the catwalk for incredibly famous brands such as Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier. Ashley Graham Born in the U.S. state of Nebraska in 1987, Ashley Graham was discovered while she was shopping in a mall back in 2000. Since then she has become an extremely popular lingerie plus-size model for Lane Bryant and has appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Glamour and Elle as well as doing some TV work for MTV and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Whitney Thompson Whitney was born in 1987 in Florida and is most popular for having won the tenth season of America's Next Top Model in 2008. Since then she has appeared in campaigns for brands such as Forever 21, CoverGirl and Saks Fifth Avenue. Katya Zharkova Katya was born in 1981 in Belarus and shot to fame after being featured on Plus Size Magazine and modeling for Forever 21.