{"id":429385,"date":"2025-12-05T17:39:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/?p=429385"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:39:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:39:47","slug":"mannequin-curvy-la-tecia-thomas-suscite-reactions-positives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/mannequin-curvy-la-tecia-thomas-suscite-reactions-positives-429385","title":{"rendered":"&quot;Absolutely gorgeous&quot;: this curvy model is generating positive reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La&#39;Tecia Thomas, a curvy Australian content creator and model, has become a social media sensation with her photos showcasing her proudly displayed figure and infectious energy. Despite a start marked by rejection from brands, she has become an icon and now receives glowing compliments like <em>&quot;absolutely gorgeous&quot;<\/em> for her authenticity.<\/p>\n<h2> An inspiring journey<\/h2>\n<p> La&#39;Tecia openly shares her journey to self-acceptance, transforming criticism into fuel for her rise. She regularly posts photoshoots that highlight her curves, collaborating with inclusive labels. With 1.7 million followers on Instagram (@lateciat), she promotes body positivity through &quot;motivational&quot; Reels, alternating between workout videos and messages like <em>&quot;confidence is about standing out by loving who you are.&quot;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Her content positions her as a role model for those who fight against society&#39;s narrow standards. It&#39;s worth noting that she is considered a &quot;curvy&quot; model, a category that generally stops at size 42-44 \u2013 sizes excluded from traditional runway norms, even though in France, nearly half of women wear size 44 or larger. This is a reality that the fashion industry continues to ignore. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQDWlbriV5K\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\"> View this post on Instagram <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"> <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQDWlbriV5K\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by @lateciat<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2> Enthusiastic reactions and societal impact<\/h2>\n<p> Her posts generate thousands of likes and positive comments celebrating her natural beauty, strength, and role in redefining curvy fashion. By challenging norms through authentic campaigns, she inspires a generation to embrace their curves without compromise.<\/p>\n<p>La&#39;Tecia Thomas&#39;s rise to fame illustrates the power of voices that dare to challenge conventions and assert alternative beauty ideals. Beyond her admired photos, she embodies a profound shift: an industry and public increasingly sensitive to body diversity, self-confidence, and authenticity. By inspiring her followers to fully embrace themselves, La&#39;Tecia Thomas confirms that being <em>&quot;too beautiful&quot;<\/em> is, above all, about being true to yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"La&#39;Tecia Thomas, a curvy Australian content creator and model, has become a social media sensation with her photos...","protected":false},"author":8375,"featured_media":429386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_msn":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5724],"tags":[97759],"class_list":["post-429385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mannequins","tag-news"],"image":{"medium":["https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/@lateciat-_-Instagram-200x113.jpg",200,113,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/@lateciat-_-Instagram-500x281.jpg",500,281,true]},"custom":{"td_video":"","featured_image":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/@lateciat-_-Instagram.jpg","author":{"name":"Fabienne Baure","avatar":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fabienne_baure-96x96.jpg"},"categories":[{"term_id":5724,"name":"Models","slug":"mannequins","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5892,"taxonomy":"category","description":"<p>The Models section of <strong>The Body Optimist<\/strong> tells the stories, voices and looks of models from around the world, with special attention to those widening beauty standards: plus-size and curvy models, models over 50 and unconventional beauties. Profiles, photo shoots and first-hand accounts showcase body diversity in fashion.<\/p>\n<h2>What you'll find in the Models section<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plus-size and curvy models<\/strong>: Ashley Graham, Paloma Elsesser, Candice Huffine, Denise Bidot and other models changing how curvy bodies are seen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Models over 50<\/strong>: careers that keep going or start late, and gray hair worn proudly on the runway.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First-hand accounts<\/strong>: weight criticism, beauty pressure, regretted cosmetic procedures: models share what happens behind the scenes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Style and looks<\/strong>: beach outfits, vintage dresses, corsets and retro pieces, model looks that inspire our own wardrobes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diverse backgrounds<\/strong>: from Japan to India by way of Mongolia, models shaking up an industry that long looked the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why do plus-size models matter so much?<\/h2>\n<p>Plus-size models let you see a garment on a body close to your own, which helps you picture yourself in it and choose your size. Their presence in campaigns and on runways also carries symbolic weight: it shows that a curvy body can be photographed with the same aesthetic standards as any other. Many of them use their platform to speak out about fatphobia, photo retouching or mental health, and have become leading voices of the body positivity movement.<\/p>\n<h2>Our take on models<\/h2>\n<p>Our guiding principle: talk about models through their careers, their style and what they have to say, rather than through comments on their weight. When one of them changes shape, we share her words, not the judgments aimed at her. From international supermodels to models spotted on social media, the same rule applies: no body is a \u201cbefore\u201d or an \u201cafter.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Articles to start with<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/hayley-hasselhoff-mannequin-plus-size-casse-codes-beaute-429611\">Hayley Hasselhoff, a plus-size model challenging beauty norms<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/japanese-model-nicole-fujita-is-shaking-things-up-428364\">Nicole Fujita, the Japanese model<\/a> shaking up the rules with a smile.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/greek-model-ghanem-fascinates-internet-users-437257\">Grece Ghanem, a model in her 60s<\/a> who proves style has no age.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/fattened-criticized-model-appearance-breaks-silence-438092\">model criticized for her appearance<\/a> breaks her silence.<\/li>\n<li>The career of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/daphne-selfes-journey-as-an-active-model-until-age-97-437713\">Daphne Selfe, who kept modeling until 97<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What is a plus-size model?<\/h3>\n<p>A plus-size model, also called a curve model, models clothing beyond the sizes usually shown on the runway. There's no official threshold: agencies and brands set their own criteria, which vary by country and by type of work, whether runway, catalog or advertising.<\/p>\n<h3>What's the difference between plus-size and curvy models?<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cPlus size\u201d refers to a size category, while \u201ccurvy\u201d describes a figure with pronounced curves, especially at the hips and bust. A curvy model may wear in-between sizes, between straight sizes and plus sizes, often called midsize. None of these labels has an official definition, and some models reject them.<\/p>\n<h3>Who are the most famous plus-size models?<\/h3>\n<p>Among the best-known plus-size models internationally are Ashley Graham, Paloma Elsesser, Candice Huffine, Tara Lynn and Denise Bidot. They have posed for major brands and fashion magazines, and use their fame to champion broader body representation.<\/p>\n<p>Keep exploring: our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\">Inclusive modeling<\/a> section, our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/devenir-mannequin-grande-taille\">becoming a plus-size model<\/a>, our advice on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/castings\">plus-size castings<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/psycho\/bodypositive\">Body positive<\/a> articles.<\/p>","parent":920,"count":216,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5724,"category_count":216,"category_description":"<p>The Models section of <strong>The Body Optimist<\/strong> tells the stories, voices and looks of models from around the world, with special attention to those widening beauty standards: plus-size and curvy models, models over 50 and unconventional beauties. Profiles, photo shoots and first-hand accounts showcase body diversity in fashion.<\/p>\n<h2>What you'll find in the Models section<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Plus-size and curvy models<\/strong>: Ashley Graham, Paloma Elsesser, Candice Huffine, Denise Bidot and other models changing how curvy bodies are seen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Models over 50<\/strong>: careers that keep going or start late, and gray hair worn proudly on the runway.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First-hand accounts<\/strong>: weight criticism, beauty pressure, regretted cosmetic procedures: models share what happens behind the scenes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Style and looks<\/strong>: beach outfits, vintage dresses, corsets and retro pieces, model looks that inspire our own wardrobes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diverse backgrounds<\/strong>: from Japan to India by way of Mongolia, models shaking up an industry that long looked the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why do plus-size models matter so much?<\/h2>\n<p>Plus-size models let you see a garment on a body close to your own, which helps you picture yourself in it and choose your size. Their presence in campaigns and on runways also carries symbolic weight: it shows that a curvy body can be photographed with the same aesthetic standards as any other. Many of them use their platform to speak out about fatphobia, photo retouching or mental health, and have become leading voices of the body positivity movement.<\/p>\n<h2>Our take on models<\/h2>\n<p>Our guiding principle: talk about models through their careers, their style and what they have to say, rather than through comments on their weight. When one of them changes shape, we share her words, not the judgments aimed at her. From international supermodels to models spotted on social media, the same rule applies: no body is a \u201cbefore\u201d or an \u201cafter.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Articles to start with<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/hayley-hasselhoff-mannequin-plus-size-casse-codes-beaute-429611\">Hayley Hasselhoff, a plus-size model challenging beauty norms<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/japanese-model-nicole-fujita-is-shaking-things-up-428364\">Nicole Fujita, the Japanese model<\/a> shaking up the rules with a smile.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/greek-model-ghanem-fascinates-internet-users-437257\">Grece Ghanem, a model in her 60s<\/a> who proves style has no age.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/fattened-criticized-model-appearance-breaks-silence-438092\">model criticized for her appearance<\/a> breaks her silence.<\/li>\n<li>The career of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/mannequinat-inclusif\/mannequins\/daphne-selfes-journey-as-an-active-model-until-age-97-437713\">Daphne Selfe, who kept modeling until 97<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What is a plus-size model?<\/h3>\n<p>A plus-size model, also called a curve model, models clothing beyond the sizes usually shown on the runway. 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