Published: 02:35 EST, 2 March 2015 | Updated: 03:48 EST, 2 March 2015
Since Kate Moss first appeared in a Levi's campaign in 1991, the trend in fashion has been for a waif-like body.
But in the last couple of years, a new breed has started to creep into the world of fashion - the plus size star.
In the last eight weeks alone, a UK size 16 model has posed for the first time in the Swimwear Issue of Sports Illustrated and 2015's Pirelli calendar featured a UK size 18 woman.
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