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How do you feel about the term "plus-sized"?

Brielle Anyea: I don't care about it. I've been plus-sized all my life, so I came to love the term. It is a descriptive name society gave me to make me feel like crap. However, the jokes on them because now I use it as my power. You can call me [a] "model" or [a] "plus-sized model", as long as you add "And she's doing dang good!" after it.

"I would love for one day to be called "model", but for now, I am just very happy to represent a market that helps women feel beautiful and confident in their own skin."

Chloe Marshall: The term "plus-sized" doesn't bother me, as there are so many women out there [who] identify with the term. I do, however, have a problem with the term being used for a woman that is smaller than a size US 14. That is not "plus-sized". I would love for one day to be called "model", but for now, I am just very happy to represent a market that helps women feel beautiful and confident in their own skin.

Leslie Sidora: I am not for it, and I'm not against it. I consider myself [a model]. If [the term] makes people happy, that's good, but I don't want [it] to be misused, thinking that plus-sized is only size 16. There's so many people in between who need representation, too.