Original Article on New York Magazine

Last year, model Crystal Renn appeared in five major ad campaigns and seven French Vogue spreads, walked two Chanel shows, and worked with top photographers including Steven Klein and Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Perfectly normal for a top model, of course, except for one thing: Renn has 38-inch hips, making her roughly a size 8, which is considered plus-size in the fashion world. As recently as a few years ago, her best hope for work would have been catalogue jobs. But now that may be changing. While Renn has a lot to do with the level of chatter around plus-size models, she's not the only one getting work. Plus-size models like Alyona Osmanova, Gitte Lill, and Marquita Pring are booking major editorials and ad campaigns and walking top d...(read more)