“I've noticed that a lot of people who criticize me are from the U.K. - both in the press and on social media. Since I've been here, I've gotten a lot of stares on the street, but in the States, people always come up to me and say, 'I love your hair' or 'I love your dress, you're so cute.' Here, people just look at me like I'm a crazy person.”

American plus-size model, blogger, and make-up artist

Tess Holliday, born Ryann Maegen Hoven, is an American plus-size model, blogger, and make-up artist based in Los Angeles. She is known professionally as Tess Holliday and was formerly known as Tess Munster. She built a public profile through modelling and online writing, and she is also credited as a make-up artist. Her work is associated with body positivity and the visibility of plus-size fashion, although the available facts here are limited to her professional roles and name changes.