PLUS MODEL MAGAZINE June 2016 Swim Issue | Page 123

KIMBERLY interview by tiffany bank tiffanybank . net

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What made you decide to become a plus size model ?
Since high school people always told me that I should consider plus size modeling . Honestly , I was so insecure about my body back then because I felt like I needed to be smaller . I didn ’ t want to be pretty for a “ big girl ” or just have someone focus only on my face . I wanted to be a completely beautiful person and I felt like my body shape held me back . I dieted often , dressed in baggy clothes and refused to shop in plus size stores . In high school I was a size 14 and still insisted on shopping in straight size stores . I was in denial about being plus and didn ’ t accept my body for all of high school and majority of college . It wasn ’ t until my Junior & Senior year of college
Name : Kimberly Dixon Resides In : Newark , NJ Height / Size : 5 ’ 8 ”/ Size 16 Online portfolio : CurvyKimberly . com when things changed for me . I began to see more women my size dress well and there were more options in plus size fashion . I began to shop as a plus size consumer , instead of trying to squeeze into clothes in regular stores . I began to like how I looked in the clothing