Ford+ Crystal Renn was on Plus Model Radio on Monday, January 24th, to talk to Chenese Lewis about her experiences and thoughts on plus modeling.  Here is our summary of the radio show. You can also listen to the full podcast here!

The new face of Jimmy Choo, former size 14 model Crystal Renn is going against the odds of the fashion model industry. Crystal has been dealing with a lot of controversy from the public on her new-found figure. Throughout the interview she expresses the fact that the model industry needs to simply drop the labels of plus and straight from female models. She says “why can’t we just be models?”

When Crystal was asked about what place in the industry does the size 20+ women hold, she responded that their time is coming the way the industry is going. The idea is not to allow anyone to feel excluded because of size.

In the end Crystal really stressed that she feels the negativity toward her size range came from women feeling abandoned by her. Crystal Renn had a very large following of women who looked up to her as the face of plus size fashion and she dropped weight and went mainstream as the new face of Jimmy Choo. She stated that her health is what is important and that all that matters is her health and her happiness.

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and Crystal just wants everyone to remember that.

Did you listen to the podcast of Crystal Renn?  What did you think of it?

Ashley Graham is on PLUS Model Radio tonight, be sure to tune in at 6pm PST/9pm EST.

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Plus Model Radio with Chenese Lewis will be turning 2 years old this March. The show has had amazing guests and shared valuable information with a consistently growing fan base. PLUS Model Radio aims to extend the reach of the show by serving a broad audience of listeners interested in entertainment, modeling, fashion, size acceptance, and philanthropy.

In celebration of PLUS Model Radio’s anniversary a new website for the internet radio will be launched March 1st, 2010 at www.plusmodelradio.com.

PLUS Model Radio, is introducing new contributors to the show that will keep everyone in the know of all the news happening in the plus industry. The new contributors include: Madeline Figueroa-Jones, editor of PLUS Model Magazine and co creator of the PLUS Size Industry Professionals website. Sage Salzer, plus supermodel who  has been featured in print campaigns for Curvation, Fruit of the Loom, Lane Bryant and in-store posters can be seen regularly at Catherine’s, Fashion Bug, Kohl’s, Target, and Walmart. Erica Watson, actress, stand-up comedian, and film/television director who in 2009 appeared in the Lee Daniels film “Precious,” and is currently touring around the country with her one woman show “Fat Bitch” and Aimee Cheshire, former plus size model turned blogger and creator of MadisonPlus.com, the premier fashion site for the modern plus size woman.

In celebration of the two year anniversary PLUS Model Radio will also hold a theme song contest encouraging artisits to write an original theme song for the show which is a great opportunity for up and coming artists. Submissions will be taken from March 1st though March 26th, 2010.

I am so excited to be part of PLUS Model radio, and I look forward to keeping you in the loop with all the happenings in the plus world. If you have any questions for me, be sure to submit it them to info@madisonplus.com.

You can find out more at PLUS Model Radio.

I had the pleasure this past Monday to be interviewed by the fabulous Chenese Lewis from PLUS Model Radio. We chatted about how Madison Plus came be, why I got into blogging and so much more.  I hope you enjoy!

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Let me know you think about my interview?

Tomorrow I will be on PLUS Model Radio – the #1 plus size podcast with the fabulous Chenese Lewis hosting. I am really looking forward to chatting about all that bought me to start Madison Plus, my personal history with the plus world and all things fabulous and curvy.

Be sure to tune into PLUS Model Radio this Monday, January 25th at 6pst/9est.