Plus Size Model, Leading Voice on Body Image and Eating Disorder Issues

Program Title - Making It Big!

Being a full figured model in the fashion industry is still a new phenomenon. Even though 62 million American women are size 12 or above, the media would have you believe that every woman is a size 6, with perfect skin and a perfect body.

Natalie Laughlin has dispelled and defied this myth. A woman of firsts, she is the first plus size model to have five consecutive bill boards in Times Square as Liz Claiborne’s “Elizabeth Girl.” In addition, this Willhemina model’s fashion spread and article with her personal story featured in Glamour Magazine helped send her career skyrocketing, and she has since appeared on covers of countless fashion magazines. She’s appeared on E! Entertainment, MSNBC, Extra, Lifetime Television, Fox News, and others as an outspoken voice on issues concerning body image and the media. She is a spokesperson for the website onlyreal.com, and her website, natalielaughlin.com, focuses on advancing the concept of style as sizeless community.

At the podium, Natalie brings her upbeat attitude on success and happiness to the podium and discusses how she overcame a childhood of eating disorders. She is a positive role model for women of all sizes and her journey to loving her full-figure is a revelation for all.