Joanne was an American singer,plus size model and a reality TV personality. Borgella was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York city, New York, to an OB-GYN father and a registered nurse mother. The family moved to Uniondale NY, when she was an infant and later to the fellow long island town of oyster bay cove. Joanne was signed to Wilhelmina models in New York city, Miami and LA. She was the first winner of Mo'nique's fat chance pageant as "miss F.A.T." in 2005 and a top 24 contestant on the 7th  season of American idol in 2008. In october 2013 Borgella was diagnosed with cancer that had spread to her brain. Borgella died on october 18, 2014 at the age of 32. Continue dancing with the Angels beautiful soul. Borgella started her career successfully in 2005 when she became  "miss F.A.T." and the first season winner of Mo'nique's Fat chance. She had been the face of Torrid, Ashley stewart,Wal-mart and Khols department store and had appeared in advert...

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missalexlarosa/ Alex larosa is an international plus size model,body positive activist,digital influencer,blogger   https://www.alexlarosaofficial.com  and she is also the founder of #VisiblyPlusSize (VPS) movement on Instagram. VPS uses it's social space to showcase plus size bodies of all shapes,colors and sizes. She started modelling in 2009 in her hometown Los Angeles,CA. She now resides in New York city. When Alex started modelling,she realized she was on the larger end of working models who were also booking jobs and this frustrated her. I represented a customer base that was not being represented in fashion. Alex said. Larosa has two major goals she says,to help other women become their best. She always talks about size diversity in the fashion industry. YU HAVE TO UNFOLLOW PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOU FEEL BAD,AND THAT'S TRUE IN REAL LIFE TOO. Check out more of her on her IG. https://www.instagram.com/missalexlarosa/ Suggest an...

Maneo magoleng,35 yrs old,born and raised in maneo in the north west province south Africa. Maneo left for the city when she realized that there were no opportunities for her to achieve her dreams in the village. She said; I told myself that one day I will reach out for my dreams. But even in the city,breaking into the modelling industry was not easy for her, Maneo said in 2012, when things were hard,she thought of quitting and going back to the village. But there was a voice inside me telling me not to give up and be strong. I was trained and introduced to the modelling world by plus size modelling with full figures magazine agency. The curvy model said. Back in the days,chubby plus size women were not appreciated by the society,most plus size women were called names like fatty without good health but now things have changed. Maneo told PMNEWS of the challenges that women of their size encountered when seeking to join the glamorous world of modelling. Apart from being ...