These days it is rare for you not to find a plus size model or influencer flaunting her natural endowment on social media, Unknown to many these young ladies have had to overcome low self-esteem and body shaming to be able to preach body positivity.
Popular plus size model, Pelumi Pink is proud of what God has blessed her with and encourages young plus size women to embrace the beauty in being curvy.
In a chat with TNG, Pelumi recounted how she overcame body shaming as a plus size model.
“It was tough overcoming body shaming especially in this society when those around you and the media feel you just have to be a particular size.
I have been body shamed by people even closer to me which resulted to body negativity. I began to hate my body. But I am glad I was able to use body positivity to solve it. People don’t intimidate me anymore and I love my body.
“I can remember vividly how I learnt body positivity on Google and there was no one around who could teach me what self-love was. I overcome body shaming through body positivity”.
Asked the best part of being a plus size model and fashion designer, she said: ”Being noticeable in a crowd especially with my fashion sense and the way I carry myself should be the best part of being a plus size model. This also made me create ‘Curvy Pink ‘, a platform where I talk about plus-size women across different cultures. We use the platform to inspire and motivate plus size women to love their body and been able to maximize their talents”.
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