Its easy to forget that many of those Hollywood actors that we are given as our "beauty role models" spend much of their day exercising and eating very little or follow trendy fad diets in order to stay a certain size.
So, lets give our support to the plus sized entertainers...AND the undiscovered stars - the real women in our communities who are plus size and successful. We also need the plus sized scientists, engineers, businesswomen and so on - so send your nominations in today (with their website address)!!
Deborah Mailman, Best Actress (Logie Awards), 2003/2004. Indigenous Actor & Writer (Australia)
Missy Elliott, Hip Hop/RnB Artist/Producer - Get Your Freak On! (official site
Kathy Najimy, Actress
Carol Martin Australia's first indigenous female parliamentarian
Camyrn Manheim - Actress/Author (Official website)
Rosie O'Donnell, Talk Show Host (official site)
Kathy Kinney, Actress (unofficial website)
Sue Ann Post, Comedian, Author, Olympic Contender!
Angie Stone- Singer
Tracy Bartram, Comedian & Radio Announcer (official website)
Loretta Devine- Actor
Queen Latifah,Actress/Author/Singer
Katie Noonan- lead singer, Australian jazz pop fusion band, "george" (winner, best new album ARIA award)
Mo'Nique- Comedian & Author
Della Reese- Actor, Author, Singer, Church Leader
Countess Vaughn- Actor, Singer
Yvette Wilson- Actor, Comedian
Lindsay Hollister- Actor (USA)
Nigella Lawson- Chef, Writer, TV Show Host (UK)
Jill Scott- RnB singer, writer, actor (USA)
Hanne Blank- a writer, editor, public speaker, and educator. Author of "Big Big Love". (USA)
Magda Szubanski- actor, comedian. (Australia) Best known internationally for her role as the Farmer's Wife in Babe.
Lesley Boone- actor (USA), best known for her role as "Molly" on NBC's "Ed".
Kathy Bates- Oscar-winning actor (USA)
Dael Orlandersmith- actor, playwright.
Dawn French- actor, comedian, writer and fashion designer. (UK)
The Padded Lillies- synchronised plus sized swimming team. (USA)
The Star Girls- pop group for 6-11 yr old girls, with plus sized member, Cheeky! (Australia)
Anna Scholz- plus size fashion designer, as worn by Macy Gray, Angie Stone, and Camyrn Manheim (Germany)
Barbara Brickner- plus size model (USA)
Jane Monheit- jazz singer (USA)
Mia Tyler- plus size model (USA)
America Ferrerra- star of "Real Women Have Curves" and the hit series "Ugly Betty" (USA)
Darlene Cates- actress, starred in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, amongst other films (USA)
Candy Crowley- CNN's senior political correspondent (USA)
Joyce Ann Mudd- clay artist of exquisite bbw figures (USA)
Linda Izzo- cabaret artist and Big Mama Feel Good Now programme (USA)
The Mambo Mamas- Abbey Plotkin's salsa dance troupe for plus sizes (USA)
Natalie Wakeling- 'breakthrough' plus size model (member) (Australia)
Leandra Spangler- an artist who works with and creates, extraordinary paper items, including bbw paper dolls (USA)
Valerie Parv- author of plus size positive romance books (Australia)
Shereen Noon- Writer/Director, Elemental Films. Creator of "The Value of Women" body positive film (go to the link for further info). (USA)
Amy Lowell- early twentieth century poet, often ridiculed for her size. (USA)
Sue Ann Jaffarian- author of Odelia Grey plus size positive mystery novels and member of our group!(USA)
Judy Bagshaw- author of plus size positive romance-suspense novels (Canada)
Angela Howell- Ms Georgia Plus America Woman and member of our group! (USA)
Natalie Laughlin- first plus size model to have five consecutive billboards in Times Square (USA)
Big Dance- size positive dance troupe whose average member weighs 200 pounds. (Canada)
Deborah Voight- leading dramatic soprano star (USA)
Carolyn Strauss- plus size model, author, speaker, fashion designer (USA)
Well Rounded - Virago Cycle Team- a documentary about a group of plus size women who completed the strenuous California AIDS ride (USA)
Outer Spaces show. (USA)
Marissa Jaret Winokur- lead actor in the Broadway production of Hairspray and many other appearances on stage and screen (USA)
Sarah Lawrence- talented textile artist (UK)
Leigh Young- artist/creator of the Lucha Babes, mexican wrestling bbw cartoon figures (USA)
Jessica Weiner - Author of "A Very Hungry Girl", size acceptance activist (USA)
Kimberley Locke - Season Three Finalist, American Idol, and Seven Jeans representative model (USA)
The Magic Numbers- great new rock group with two bbw members, Michele Stodart and Angela Gannon (UK)
Pat Ballard- Writer of romance novels featuring BBW heroines, and member of our group! (USA)
Cath Jamison- Australia's leading female magician! (Australia)
The Glamazons- their exciting performance on America's Got Talent brought them to the attention of the world. The Glamazons are a plus size singing and dancing group (USA)