“Ultimately, I don't really want to see the media portraying curvier and fatter bodies being the norm, I want to see a variety of bodies of all shapes, sizes, colors, and orientations, all of the time just like we do in reality.”

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.