Tara Lynn

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It's not the same Elle of 2010 or even last year: Tara's appearance is more like an interview with photos rather than a major spread. The 2 other curvy girls in the magazine have 6 pages of street style chat and and pix, and that's it for this year :( Lost opportunity to push forward, I think.

But then, Elle France has recently been noted for its rather odd perspective *cough* 'blackgeosie' *cough* :innocent:

I've only put up digital mag shots on my site, so I'll let someone with actual HD page scans post here
 
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When Tara Lynn walked into a modelling agency in Seattle on a whim four and a half years ago, they signed her on the spot. Of course they did – she is ridiculously, deliciously beautiful. But what makes someone who, at a UK size 16, had felt alienated by the fashion industry for years put themselves in a position where their body is going to be judged? Partly, Lynn needed the money while studying, but it also becomes clear, after speaking to her, that she is highly self-confident and feels that, while her size might not be considered "right" by the usual standards of the fashion industry, it is right for her.

After graduating in linguistics in 2009, Lynn was cast for influential style magazine V. "From there, it skyrocketed," she says. "And it's been full-time all the way."

By 2010 she was on the cover of Italian Vogue and last month she appeared on the cover of French Elle. Getting editorial work in style magazines – as opposed to commercial work – is still rare for a plus-size model, but Lynn thinks that's changing. "We're getting cast a little bit more and starting to see a diversified body image in shoots."

Lynn is 29, but looks much younger. Growing up, she says, "It was impossible not to look at magazines and look at my body and think, 'If only I was skinnier' or, 'If only my legs weren't so muscular.' Then, one day, I remember seeing this brunette, plus-sized model in a homecoming shoot. It was amazing. Seeing that one image during my adolescence was such a relief. I wish there had been more." The idea that young women might see a picture of her and be inspired to be more accepting of themselves is "so exciting", Lynn says.

During her teens, Lynn gained "a little too much weight. By then, I knew I was different from the magazine ideal and was never going to be as skinny or petite as my girlfriends. But I gained weight due to not eating a nutritious diet and not doing enough exercise. I remember feeling awful in my body, and it took until I was about 21 or 22 to take control of my habits."

At the time, she was living in France, working as an au pair. "The little girl I was watching came to me one day and said, 'The kids at my school make fun of you because you're fat, but I don't care because I love you anyway.' And she gave me a hug. I started crying, first of all because she was so sweet, but also because of what these children at school had said." She laughs. "When five-year-olds are hurting your feelings, you have to do something about it."

There was a period, a few years before Lynn became a model, when she was working out six days a week. "It wasn't grotesque, but my collarbones were visible, my hips were sticking out, you could see my ribs," she says. Even so, she was still a UK size 12: "I'm just made big." Now, she says, she eats well, exercises regularly (she likes to hike and do yoga) and has allowed her body to find its natural, healthy shape.

Has the fashion industry really changed its attitude to size? After the aesthetic for waiflike beauty took off in the 1990s, models got thinner and thinner, culminating in the size zero debate in 2006, prompted by the deaths of two models from anorexia. "It was terrible for our health, not just our body image," Lynn says. "It's such a normal part of human socialisation to measure ourselves against our peers, thinking, 'Do I fit into that?' But it's valuable to have diversity. We have to celebrate our bodies. There is no reason to hate what you live in – the only choice is to take care of it."

What makes a good model, and whom do you admire?
Adaptability and physical fitness. Lara Stone is lovely.

What have you eaten today?
I had a fresh detox juice for breakfast and a coffee. For lunch I went to a vegan cafe in Seattle called Plum and had a beet salad and a pumpkin and tofu crepe. I had a vegetarian arepa [a south American cornmeal patty] for dinner and a glass of Ardbeg whisky for a nightcap.

What is the worst thing anybody has said to you?
I remember one photographer saying, "Who did the casting for this?"

Would you recommend modelling to your children?
If they just wanted to be recognised for being pretty, then no. I hope my future children will not want to model. It's kind of a brutal industry.

Who is your favourite designer?
So little fits me! There are things that look good on other people, but I can't say it's my favourite because I don't get to wear it. I like Céline bags.

• Interview by Emine Saner
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/2012/mar/02/models-breaking-mould
 
29! I had no idea. I really thought she was in her very early twenties!
 
New photos from IMG Paris
source:truthandfashion
I think there are other unposted pics, but I don't know how to capture them
 
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