Plus-size model slams trolls who pretend to be concerned for her health

‘My health is not your business’: Plus-size model who’s posed for Nike and Vogue slams trolls who criticise her shape while pretending to be concerned for her wellbeing

• British born Paloma Elsesser, 26, has posed for Vogue, Nike and Fenty Beauty
• The New York based model is a US size 12 (UK 16) and moved to LA as a child
• Insists she knows how to be healthy and her diet is nobody’s business
• Also said it’s ‘inexcusable’ for fashion brands not to cater for larger women  

A British born model has hit back at trolls who criticise larger models under the guise of being concerned for their health. 

Paloma Elsesser, 26, who was born in London and moved to LA with her parents as a child has posed for the likes of Fenty Beauty, Vogue Arabia and 7 for All Mankind 

‘It’s never their business. My health is not their business. Don’t you think I know how to eat clean?’. “Like, you should cut out sugar”,’ she told The Sunday Times Style magazine.

Her comments come in the same week as commentators criticised Cosmopolitan UK for putting plus-size model Tess Holliday on the cover, claiming the magazine was promoting obesity. 

Paloma who is a US size 12 (UK 16) was discovered by make-up artist Pat McGrath on Instagram says that it’s ‘inexcusable’ for high end fashion brands not to cater for larger sizes.

And she also has strong words for slim friends who complain about feeling fat, saying:  ‘It’s f****** annoying. I find it disrespectful. 

Model Paloma Elsesser, 26, (pictured in Ibiza in June) who was born in London and moved to LA with her parents as a child has hit back at social media trolls who criticise her shape, claiming to be concerned for her health 

The model, pictured celebrating her birthday in April with a chocolate cake and a cigarette, hit back at trolls saying that her health is nobody’s business but her own

‘It doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have the space to talk to someone about it, but I just don’t know if I’m the person to do it with.’ 

The model previously opened up to i-D magazine about how all women face a battle for equal pay, working conditions, and respect in the modelling industry. 

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‘When I started working, I realized how hard it is, how emotional it is, how scary it is,’ she said. ‘I’m a really emotional person, so I was like, “How am I going to embrace the fears or insecurities that I have?”‘

‘The fashion industry is such an expressive, creative space, but it’s very devoid of empathy,’ she admitted.

Paloma at the 2017 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards in New York. She has posed for Nike, Vogue and Fenty Beauty since being discovered by make-up artist Pat McGrath on Instagram

Paloma soaking up the sun in Mexico in June 2018. The outspoken rising star has revealed how she struggled at first to balance the demands of the modelling industry with her sensitive nature

‘Why is it that you’re not professional if you don’t want to work 16 hours a day?’

She is hopeful that by speaking out, women in the industry are creating a safe space which will signal more change.

‘I think there still has to be a lot more change. But even me sitting here, being able to have this conversation, is a sign of the fact that things are changing, that people want change, and that what we’re doing is having an effect,’ she added.

She also credits the #MeToo movement with helping propel the conversation forward.

Plus size model Tess Holliday on the cover of the October issue of Cosmopolitan UK. Some commenters criticised the choice of cover model, claiming the magazine was promoting an unhealthy lifestyle 

‘Feminism always comes down to equality. It’s not just armpit hair and freeing the nipple. It is wanting to be treated equally,’ she suggested.

‘I want to be paid properly, I want to be treated properly and I don’t want to be sexualized. I want to be treated the same.’

And she added that speaking up and being heard is the best weapon against further abuse.

‘We exist in rape culture and it doesn’t look like an SVU episode. It’s not blindfolded in an alley, it’s being 17 at a party, and being touched the way you don’t want to be touched.’

She concluded: ‘#MeToo has given life and visibility to the tireless amount of times that women have been in contact with sexual assault and misconduct.’

Instafamous: Discovered on Instagram by make-up artist Pat McGrath, Paloma is hopeful that vocal women in the industry are creating a safe space which will signal more change

Strong: The stunning brunette (pictured at New York Fashion Week in September 2017) shared that she had to learn to embrace her fears and insecurities but also thanked her parents for instilling confidence in her from a young age

 

 

 

 

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