Plus-sized beauty competing for title of Miss England

[Bluebear]

And she has a shot at the title, as audience vote is factored into the decision and she has become a national favorite.


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A 17-year-old girl from Surrey has defied the modelling status quo by becoming the first size 16 model to be selected as a finalist for the Miss England competition, and has spoken of how proud she is of her curvy body.

Chloe Marshall, from Guildford, beat seven other, slimmer girls to the title of Miss Surrey and will now compete in the national finals...

"It's really exciting, I'm really, really happy. I'm lost for words, I started to cry and everything. I'm over the moon," she said.

"I wanted to go through to the Miss England finals to break through the stereotype that you have to be tall and skinny.

"I wanted to make a bit of a statement. When I studied the other entrants for the Miss Surrey competition I concluded that pretty as the contestants were, they were equally all uniformly blonde and Barbie-doll-like.

"I want to show girls out there that it is possible to be beautiful and not a standard sized zero.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1583507/First-size-16-model-reaches-Miss-England-final.html

[featherman]

1. Pretty girl... great thing this... already won Miss Surrey. Go Chloe!

[Clear Blue Sky]

2. Good for her...

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. Oh hell yeah!

If I had a vote, she'd win without question!

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[madmom]

5. Hell yea I say go for it, but couldn't they find a swim suit that was a little more flattering?

[Bluebear]

9. The caption says it is "the official" Miss England swimsuit

So I think she had to wear it. She probably is thinking "you want it? Fine, you got it!"

[question everything]

20. Swimsuit does not mean bikini, right?

I think that in the old days, beauty contestants were specifically told to wear a one piece suit, a-la Betty Grable.

[madmom]

25. To me a swimsuit is anything you can wear to swim in bikini or not, but

you gotta admit some of those "old time" suits were more sexy, and flattering.

[1monster]

21. Or at least the right size... That is the official England pageant swimsuit.

[debbierlus]

29. Uhm....by flattering, do you mean, cover up?

The point is to embrace the different size. I doubt you would have made that observation, if she was a size six.

[madmom]

34. Get a freaking grip, by flattering I mean maybe something that fits right,

or is maybe made for a fuller figure, let's face it full figures should be careful about wearing bikinis and no I could care less what size she is. You assume an awful lot.

flatter: to display to advantage (merriam-webster dictionary)

[slackmaster]

6. She's beautiful but a tad too Rubenesque for my taste

And good luck to her!

[Kitty Herder]

7. Way to go, Chloe! nt

[Genevieve]

8. She is pretty but

being that much overweight is not healthy either (and she's only 17).

[Scout]

10. and you can tell from looking that her blood pressure is high? how about her

triglycerides? how much weight can she lift? can she walk a mile in 15 minutes?

of course, no one can possibly be fit at all if they appear to be overweight. it is entirely possible to be overweight and still be fit.

you have no idea if she is healthy or not.

[Genevieve]

13. You're absolutely right --

I have no idea if she's healthy or not. She's only 17 - she has youth on her side.
But generally, carrying that much weight around one's middle is unhealthy, that's all.

[RadiationTherapy]

26. There is another thread that disputes the "fit and fat" claim.

At age 17, she is likely "fit", but her eating/exercise habits will accumulate negatively over time if she is already this large.

Again, exceptions allowed for meds or medical issues, but if she is as healthy as she looks (skin, hair...), she may benefit from carrying less weight.

[Scout]

28. that study proved nothing, if you actually read the article... n/t

[Pharlo]

30. You're assuming she won't stay the size she is now.

At 17 I weighed 150 lbs. At 44, I weigh 150 lbs. My entire adult life, I've been in the 150 to 155 range. If I get under that, my body seeks this range. If I go over, my body flexes back to this range. I'm healthy - no diabetes, no joint problems, and other than sinuses, no medical issues. I exercise, I eat relatively healthy. Compared to a lot of 'thin' people my age, I'm in damn good shape. And, I haven't had to struggle to avoid the added 'pound per year' I hear so much about. (And, yes, I'm a female.) So, don't assume that because she's that size now that she'll automatically have a 'negative accumulation' from her eating/exercise habits.

As for benefiting from carrying less weight, I don't know. The lousiest I ever felt was when I was at, 140 pounds. Every time I turned around, I was getting sick. For me, it wasn't worth it. I'm healthier at 150.

All I'm saying, is this could be her body's ideal comfort weight.

[RadiationTherapy]

40. If it is, she is the exception and not the rule.

Same for you.

I am not sure what "damn good shape" means, I am not sure of your height, I am not sure of your muscle mass, I am not sure of your running ability, so I am not sure how you are an example for others. Health is good, so, if you are healthy, good!

[King Coal]

37. Yeah, but I bet she will win the cannonball competition.

I think she's sexy.

[riverdeep]

23. Actually, some people can be overweight and healthy.

I know people are getting fatter and it's not good for them (diabetes, joint problems, increased risk for stroke, etc.), but some people are just heavier- they're made that way. If we see someone who is 5'5'', we don't say 'what's wrong with this person, why aren't they 6'?' We can see that for the vertical, but for the horizontal, somehow everyone is supposed to be the same. You can sometimes tell, because the naturally heavy person has a body that 'fits' them, for lack of a better description. Truly overweight people have bodies that look somehow stressed.

Anyway, people who are sedentary are at greater risk of health problems, regardless of weight.

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. I don't see any sharp edges yet, but I'm still looking.............

Mmmmmmm.

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

12. As someone who IS size 16

I think this is wonderful! About time a WOMAN can compete for a title in a beauty pageant.

[debbierlus]

31. I am a size 12 myself, and I love this idea!

Given the majority of women are 5'4 and 155 pounds, we need beauty images that represent ALL types of beauty.

[tsdraegeth]

32. So, the purpose of beauty

is to validate the majority of women in their current state?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

33. I was a size 12 once in my life

I was skin and bones, and literally could not fit into any smaller size because my pelvis is wide and my bones big. I've never met someone I knew who wore a size 0.

[gatorboy]

14. Is it me or are all the negative comments in here from males?

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[Broken_Hero]

16. Good for her, :)

:applause:

[Solly Mack]

17. I think she's beautiful and she wears that bikini well

[Kitty Herder]

18. Here, here!

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[PassingFair]

24. That's an old story...she didn't win.

But she looked good trying!

[fed_up_mother]

27. Here's an interview and other pics of her

She's quite lovely, imo.

Could she look better if she lost some weight? Sure. But she's actually quite pretty just the way she is. She's not obese.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1310440,00.html

[Dr Fate]

35. I think she's hot myself.

I like thin girls too- but I'd love to see more plus-sized girls who are proud of the way they look- I wish the media would stop picking on them & shoving *really* skinny, unhealthy girls down our throats so much...

[tsdraegeth]

36. Careful, pal

she's only 17.

[Dr Fate]

38. opps- didnt realize that. Well, I should have said "attractive"

I was trying to be positive, not perverted! ;)

[tsdraegeth]

39. Too late, you admitted it

Mr. Gonzalez has a special chair just for people like you. ;)

[Dr Fate]

41. LOL! n/t

n/t

[gatorboy]

43. Yes, it's called "Mark Foley's seat".

[Stand and Fight]

42. Good for her! n/t

[khaos]

44. um.. whatever

[Bluebear]

45. Um, getting your post count up or what?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

47. lol! And Bluebear

thanks for starting this thread about this lovely young woman. Not being a lightweight myself and seeing so many threads today on fat discrimination was really upsetting and your OP "lightened" the load! :)

[blondeatlast]

46. She's lovely. I'm one of the "skinnies" and I'd love to be as proprtional as she is. It's all good,

though--all of us. :toast: