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==Career== ==Career==
At the age of 15,<ref name="chardline">{{cite news |last=Chanel-Faiteau|first=Chardline|url=http://www.chardline.com/2013/05/29/tess-munster-retro-chic/|title=Tess Munster- Retro Chic|work= |location= |publisher=''Chardline''|date=May 29, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> whilst she was a US size 16 (UK 18/20) and 5 foot 4 inches tall (163 cm),<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |last=Ferrier|first=Morwenna|url=http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/shortcuts/2015/apr/15/agency-signs-size-24-model-tess-munster|title=Agency signs up the first size-24 model: ‘I was never tempted to lose weight’|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=April 15, 2015|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref> Hoven auditioned at a casting call for plus models in ], ], where she was told she would be lucky to do print advertisements or catalogue work because she was too short and big.<ref name="nydailynews"/><ref name="plus-model-mag1">{{cite news |last=Young|first=Danielle|url=http://www.plusmodelmag.com/General/plus-model-magazine-article-detail.asp?article-id=702773310|title=Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster|work= |location= |publisher=''Plus Model Magazine''|date=March 12, 2012|page=1|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> At the age of 15,<ref name="chardline">{{cite news |last=Chanel-Faiteau|first=Chardline|url=http://www.chardline.com/2013/05/29/tess-munster-retro-chic/|title=Tess Munster- Retro Chic|work= |location= |publisher=''Chardline''|date=May 29, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> whilst she was a US size 16 (UK 18/20) and 5 foot 4 inches tall (163&nbsp;cm),<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |last=Ferrier|first=Morwenna|url=http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/shortcuts/2015/apr/15/agency-signs-size-24-model-tess-munster|title=Agency signs up the first size-24 model: ‘I was never tempted to lose weight’|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=April 15, 2015|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref> Hoven auditioned at a casting call for plus models in ], ], where she was told she would be lucky to do print advertisements or catalogue work because she was too short and big.<ref name="nydailynews"/><ref name="plus-model-mag1">{{cite news |last=Young|first=Danielle|url=http://www.plusmodelmag.com/General/plus-model-magazine-article-detail.asp?article-id=702773310|title=Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster|work= |location= |publisher=''Plus Model Magazine''|date=March 12, 2012|page=1|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref>


Subsequently, Hoven relocated to ] where she stayed for two years and worked as a make-up artist, head make-up artist, hair stylist and creative director at fashion shows. She then moved back to Mississippi and gave birth to her son (at the age of 20). Then following ], she returned to Seattle<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> (where she had some pictures taken for her then boyfriend and posted them on ]<ref name="Tess Munster">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOC76pb0os|title=How I became a model|publisher=Tess Munster|date=September 15, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> in October 2009)<ref name="modelmayhem">{{cite web |url=http://www.modelmayhem.com/1418934|title=Tess Munster|publisher=]|date=October 16, 2009|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref> then she moved to ] in 2010 – all within four years.<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> In August 2007, Hoven started her modeling career. Subsequently, Hoven relocated to ] where she stayed for two years and worked as a make-up artist, head make-up artist, hair stylist and creative director at fashion shows. She then moved back to Mississippi and gave birth to her son (at the age of 20). Then following ], she returned to Seattle<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> (where she had some pictures taken for her then boyfriend and posted them on ]<ref name="Tess Munster">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOC76pb0os|title=How I became a model|publisher=Tess Munster|date=September 15, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> in October 2009)<ref name="modelmayhem">{{cite web |url=http://www.modelmayhem.com/1418934|title=Tess Munster|publisher=]|date=October 16, 2009|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref> then she moved to ] in 2010 – all within four years.<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> In August 2007, Hoven started her modeling career.
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Her move to Los Angeles helped her gain confidence.<ref name="dailyvenusdiva1"/><ref name="bakeanddestroy"/> In 2011,<ref name="nydailynews"/> at the age of 24,<ref name="danielledisease"/> while working as a receptionist at a Los Angeles dental office<ref name="nydailynews"/> for a $20,000 salary<ref name="theguardian2"/> she became a professional model.<ref name="danielledisease"/> She responded to 'House of Dreams Model Search' by ] and was accepted.<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> At the same time, ] chose her to be the face of documentary television series '']''<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> after being discovered online.<ref name="dailyvenusdiva1"/><ref name="bakeanddestroy">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bakeanddestroy.net/2012/03/tess-is-more-an-interview-with-plus-model-tess-munster/|title=Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster|work= |location= |publisher=''Bake and Destroy''|date=March 12, 2012|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> In June 2011,<ref name="Tess Munster"/> she became the face of the television show and was on an advert that ran nationwide and billboards across the country.<ref name="chardline"/> Hoven has been featured on "fatshion" blogs, she models accessories and plus size clothing lines, and was contacted to audition for ]'s ''The Big Girls Club''.<ref name="plus-model-mag2">{{cite news |last=Young|first=Danielle|url=http://www.plusmodelmag.com/General/plus-model-magazine-article-detail.asp?article-id=702773310&page=1|title=Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster|work= |location= |publisher=''Plus Model Magazine''|date=March 12, 2012|page=2|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="reahnorman">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.reahnorman.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=9&p=5&a=0&at=0|title=Tess Munster I Am Plus|work= |location= |publisher=''Reah Norman''|date=March 2010|page=10|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> She has modeled for Domino Dollhouse, SWAK, Jessica Louise Clothing, Evil Pawn Jewelry, Black Cat Bikinis, Empress Lingerie, Vintage Box 1947, Batcakes Couture, Em & Sprout and various other independent designers.<ref name="chardline"/> She has also shot a campaign for ], worked with ], featured in '']''<ref name="people1">{{cite news |last=Olya|first=Gabrielle|url=http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20896297,00.html|title=Tess Holliday, Size-22 Model, Is First to Score a Major Modeling Contract|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 27, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref> and she has appeared in '']''.<ref name="theguardian2"/> In 2012, she had her first naked photo-shoot.<ref name="dailymail5">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3089518/Size-22-supermodel-Tess-Holilday-talks-cruel-weight-jibes-rejection-taking-fashion-world-storm-People-Magazine.html|title=Cover girl! Size 22 supermodel Tess Holliday reveals how she beat body shamers and took the fashion world by storm in People Magazine|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 20, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref> Her move to Los Angeles helped her gain confidence.<ref name="dailyvenusdiva1"/><ref name="bakeanddestroy"/> In 2011,<ref name="nydailynews"/> at the age of 24,<ref name="danielledisease"/> while working as a receptionist at a Los Angeles dental office<ref name="nydailynews"/> for a $20,000 salary<ref name="theguardian2"/> she became a professional model.<ref name="danielledisease"/> She responded to 'House of Dreams Model Search' by ] and was accepted.<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> At the same time, ] chose her to be the face of documentary television series '']''<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> after being discovered online.<ref name="dailyvenusdiva1"/><ref name="bakeanddestroy">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bakeanddestroy.net/2012/03/tess-is-more-an-interview-with-plus-model-tess-munster/|title=Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster|work= |location= |publisher=''Bake and Destroy''|date=March 12, 2012|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> In June 2011,<ref name="Tess Munster"/> she became the face of the television show and was on an advert that ran nationwide and billboards across the country.<ref name="chardline"/> Hoven has been featured on "fatshion" blogs, she models accessories and plus size clothing lines, and was contacted to audition for ]'s ''The Big Girls Club''.<ref name="plus-model-mag2">{{cite news |last=Young|first=Danielle|url=http://www.plusmodelmag.com/General/plus-model-magazine-article-detail.asp?article-id=702773310&page=1|title=Tess is More: An Interview With Plus Model Tess Munster|work= |location= |publisher=''Plus Model Magazine''|date=March 12, 2012|page=2|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="reahnorman">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.reahnorman.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=9&p=5&a=0&at=0|title=Tess Munster I Am Plus|work= |location= |publisher=''Reah Norman''|date=March 2010|page=10|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> She has modeled for Domino Dollhouse, SWAK, Jessica Louise Clothing, Evil Pawn Jewelry, Black Cat Bikinis, Empress Lingerie, Vintage Box 1947, Batcakes Couture, Em & Sprout and various other independent designers.<ref name="chardline"/> She has also shot a campaign for ], worked with ], featured in '']''<ref name="people1">{{cite news |last=Olya|first=Gabrielle|url=http://www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20896297,00.html|title=Tess Holliday, Size-22 Model, Is First to Score a Major Modeling Contract|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 27, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref> and she has appeared in '']''.<ref name="theguardian2"/> In 2012, she had her first naked photo-shoot.<ref name="dailymail5">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3089518/Size-22-supermodel-Tess-Holilday-talks-cruel-weight-jibes-rejection-taking-fashion-world-storm-People-Magazine.html|title=Cover girl! Size 22 supermodel Tess Holliday reveals how she beat body shamers and took the fashion world by storm in People Magazine|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 20, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref>


In 2014, Hoven quit her day job at the dental office<ref name="theguardian2"/> to pursue her modeling career full-time.<ref name="parade">{{cite news |last=Weingarten|first=Rachel|url=http://parade.condenast.com/266630/rachelweingarten/plus-size-model-tess-munster-talks-her-style-evolution-cardigans-and-fat-as-a-trigger-word/|title=Plus-Size Model Tess Munster Talks Cardigans, Her Style Evolution, and 'Fat' as a Trigger Word|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=February 28, 2014|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> In May 2014, a video was uploaded on ] called '']'', which featured Hoven and fellow plus-size fashion bloggers and models Gabi Gregg and Nadia Aboulhosn lip-synching and dancing to ]'s 2013 song "]".<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news |last=Bahadur|first=Nina|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/08/everybody-is-flawless-gabi-fresh-beyonce_n_5288040.html|title=This Video Proves That Every Body Is '***Flawless'|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 8, 2014|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailymail1">{{cite news |last=Fenwick Elliott|first=Annabel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2626676/Fat-NOT-flaw-Plus-sized-blogger-films-make-Beyonces-female-self-acceptance-anthem-Flawless.html|title='Fat is NOT a flaw!' Plus-sized blogger films re-make of Beyonce's female self-acceptance anthem ***Flawless|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 13, 2014|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> In September of that year, she was interviewed by ] and ] on ''].<ref name="plus-model-mag3">{{cite news |last=Cruz|first=Marcy|url=http://www.plus-model-mag.com/2014/09/tess-munster-talks-term-plus-size-takepart-live-wasnt-term-wouldnt-know-shop/|title=Tess Munster Talks The Term “Plus Size” On TakePart Live: “If it wasn’t for that term, I wouldn’t know where to shop.“|work= |location= |publisher=''Plus Model Magazine''|date=September 16, 2014|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref> In 2014, Hoven quit her day job at the dental office<ref name="theguardian2"/> to pursue her modeling career full-time.<ref name="parade">{{cite news |last=Weingarten|first=Rachel|url=http://parade.condenast.com/266630/rachelweingarten/plus-size-model-tess-munster-talks-her-style-evolution-cardigans-and-fat-as-a-trigger-word/|title=Plus-Size Model Tess Munster Talks Cardigans, Her Style Evolution, and 'Fat' as a Trigger Word|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=February 28, 2014|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> In May 2014, a video was uploaded on ] called '']'', which featured Hoven and fellow plus-size fashion bloggers and models Gabi Gregg and Nadia Aboulhosn lip-synching and dancing to ]'s 2013 song "]".<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news |last=Bahadur|first=Nina|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/08/everybody-is-flawless-gabi-fresh-beyonce_n_5288040.html|title=This Video Proves That Every Body Is '***Flawless'|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 8, 2014|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailymail1">{{cite news |last=Fenwick Elliott|first=Annabel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2626676/Fat-NOT-flaw-Plus-sized-blogger-films-make-Beyonces-female-self-acceptance-anthem-Flawless.html|title='Fat is NOT a flaw!' Plus-sized blogger films re-make of Beyonce's female self-acceptance anthem ***Flawless|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 13, 2014|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> In September of that year, she was interviewed by ] and ] on ''].<ref name="plus-model-mag3">{{cite news |last=Cruz|first=Marcy|url=http://www.plus-model-mag.com/2014/09/tess-munster-talks-term-plus-size-takepart-live-wasnt-term-wouldnt-know-shop/|title=Tess Munster Talks The Term "Plus Size" On TakePart Live: "If it wasn’t for that term, I wouldn’t know where to shop."|work= |location= |publisher=''Plus Model Magazine''|date=September 16, 2014|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref>


In January 2015, London-based modeling agency Milk Model Management announced that they had signed Hoven to their plus-size division, Curves. They declared that Hoven had become the largest plus-size model of her size and height to be signed to a mainstream ],<ref name="nydailynews"/><ref name="bustle2">{{cite news |last=Southard Ospina|first=Marie|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/60095-plus-size-model-and-blogger-tess-munster-has-officially-been-signed-to-milk-management-and|title=Plus Size Model And Blogger Tess Munster Has Officially Been Signed To Milk Management — And My Heart Is Filled With Joy|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 22, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="plus-model-mag4">{{cite news |last=Cruz|first=Marcy|url=http://www.plus-model-mag.com/2015/01/plus-size-model-tess-munster-signed-milk-model-management/|title=Plus Size Model Tess Munster Has Been Signed By Milk Model Management|work= |location= |publisher=''Plus Model Magazine''|date=January 22, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="dailymail2">{{cite news |last=Christie|first=Joel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2925112/That-ll-Mississippi-mother-29-told-fat-short-plus-size-model-finally-lands-contract-features-Vogue.html|title=That'll show them! Mississippi mother, 29, who was told she was too fat and short to be a plus-size model finally lands a contract and features in Vogue|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 25, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost2">{{cite news |last=Nelson|first=Sara C.|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/26/plus-size-model-tess-munster-message-every-woman-doubted-herself-_n_6546768.html|title=Plus Size Model Tess Munster Has A Message For Every Woman Who Ever Doubted Herself|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 26, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="metro1">{{cite news |last=Lynch|first=Alison|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/2015/01/27/plus-size-model-tess-holliday-wants-all-women-to-love-their-bodies-whatever-their-shape-5037742/|title=Plus-size model Tess Holliday wants all women to love their bodies, whatever their shape|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 27, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="cnn">{{cite news |last=Respers|first=Lisa|url=http://www.edition.cnn.com/2015/01/27/living/feat-tess-munster-holliday-model-movement/|title=Plus-size model Tess Munster's #EffYourBeautyStandards inspires|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 27, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="smh1">{{cite news |last=Berry|first=Sarah|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/tess-munster-makes-modelling-history-showing-at-size-24-one-mould-does-not-fit-all-20150128-12zyl3.html|title=Tess Munster makes modelling history showing at size 24, one mould does not fit all|work= |location=Sydney|publisher='']''|date=January 28, 2015|accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="westerncourier">{{cite news |last=Whitley|first=Savannah|url=http://www.westerncourier.com/opinions/size--model-makes-major-move/article_dfe6c106-ab26-11e4-aa96-439bea70bf6a.html|title= Size-22 model makes major move |work= |location=Macomb, Illinois|publisher='']''|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="hereandnow">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/02/02/tess-holliday-plus-size-model|title=Plus-Size Model Makes History|work= |location= |publisher=''Here & Now''|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nhpr">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nhpr.org/post/plus-size-model-makes-history|title=Plus-Size Model Makes History|work= |location=New Hampshire|publisher='']''|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref> and the first Curve model above a size 20.<ref name="racked">{{cite news |last=Chapin|first=Adele|url=http://www.racked.com/archives/2015/01/23/tess-munster-plus-size-model.php|title=Size 20 Model and Blogger Tess Munster Lands Major Contract|work= |location= |publisher=''Racked''|date=January 23, 2015|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="buzzfeed">{{cite news |last=Zarrell|first=Rachel|url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/the-biggest-plus-size-model-to-get-a-modeling-contract-has-s?bffb&utm_term=4ldqphx#.sdE9LzzaDq|title=The Biggest Plus-Size Model To Get A Major Contract Created The #EffYourBeautyStandards Movement|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 26, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="mirror">{{cite news |last=Richards|first=Chris|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/tess-holliday-worlds-largest-plus-size-5056672|title= Pictured: World's largest plus-size model signed to major modelling agency |work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 28, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="mainecampus">{{cite news |last=Glover|first=Cameron|url=http://www.mainecampus.com/2015/02/01/plus-size-a-plus-redefining-beauty-one-post-at-a-time/?ref=hp|title=Plus size a plus: redefining beauty one post at a time|work= |location=Orono, Maine|publisher='']''|date=February 1, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref> In May, she had her first agency shoot.<ref name="huffingtonpost3">{{cite news |last=Sieczkowski|first=Cavan|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/12/tess-holliday-milk-shoot-photos_n_7264856.html|title=Plus-Size Model Tess Holliday Debuts First Agency Shoot, And It's Stunning|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 5, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="dailymail4">{{cite news |last=Barns|first=Sarah|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3076396/Tess-Holliday-flaunts-size-26-frame-black-knickers-modelling-agency-shoot.html|title='I want to challenge society's perception of beauty': Plus-size pin-up Tess Holliday flaunts her size 26 frame in a black top and knickers in her first modelling agency shoot|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 11, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="refinery291">{{cite news |last=Darwin|first=Liza|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2015/05/87341/tess-holliday-milk-agency-shoot#.bdpdnu:JBud|title=Tess Holliday's First Agency Shoot Is Stunning|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 13, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref> In January 2015, London-based modeling agency Milk Model Management announced that they had signed Hoven to their plus-size division, Curves. They declared that Hoven had become the largest plus-size model of her size and height to be signed to a mainstream ],<ref name="nydailynews"/><ref name="bustle2">{{cite news |last=Southard Ospina|first=Marie|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/60095-plus-size-model-and-blogger-tess-munster-has-officially-been-signed-to-milk-management-and|title=Plus Size Model And Blogger Tess Munster Has Officially Been Signed To Milk Management — And My Heart Is Filled With Joy|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 22, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="plus-model-mag4">{{cite news |last=Cruz|first=Marcy|url=http://www.plus-model-mag.com/2015/01/plus-size-model-tess-munster-signed-milk-model-management/|title=Plus Size Model Tess Munster Has Been Signed By Milk Model Management|work= |location= |publisher=''Plus Model Magazine''|date=January 22, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="dailymail2">{{cite news |last=Christie|first=Joel|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2925112/That-ll-Mississippi-mother-29-told-fat-short-plus-size-model-finally-lands-contract-features-Vogue.html|title=That'll show them! Mississippi mother, 29, who was told she was too fat and short to be a plus-size model finally lands a contract and features in Vogue|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 25, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost2">{{cite news |last=Nelson|first=Sara C.|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/26/plus-size-model-tess-munster-message-every-woman-doubted-herself-_n_6546768.html|title=Plus Size Model Tess Munster Has A Message For Every Woman Who Ever Doubted Herself|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 26, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="metro1">{{cite news |last=Lynch|first=Alison|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/2015/01/27/plus-size-model-tess-holliday-wants-all-women-to-love-their-bodies-whatever-their-shape-5037742/|title=Plus-size model Tess Holliday wants all women to love their bodies, whatever their shape|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 27, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="cnn">{{cite news |last=Respers|first=Lisa|url=http://www.edition.cnn.com/2015/01/27/living/feat-tess-munster-holliday-model-movement/|title=Plus-size model Tess Munster's #EffYourBeautyStandards inspires|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 27, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="smh1">{{cite news |last=Berry|first=Sarah|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/tess-munster-makes-modelling-history-showing-at-size-24-one-mould-does-not-fit-all-20150128-12zyl3.html|title=Tess Munster makes modelling history showing at size 24, one mould does not fit all|work= |location=Sydney|publisher='']''|date=January 28, 2015|accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="westerncourier">{{cite news |last=Whitley|first=Savannah|url=http://www.westerncourier.com/opinions/size--model-makes-major-move/article_dfe6c106-ab26-11e4-aa96-439bea70bf6a.html|title= Size-22 model makes major move |work= |location=Macomb, Illinois|publisher='']''|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="hereandnow">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/02/02/tess-holliday-plus-size-model|title=Plus-Size Model Makes History|work= |location= |publisher=''Here & Now''|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nhpr">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nhpr.org/post/plus-size-model-makes-history|title=Plus-Size Model Makes History|work= |location=New Hampshire|publisher='']''|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref> and the first Curve model above a size 20.<ref name="racked">{{cite news |last=Chapin|first=Adele|url=http://www.racked.com/archives/2015/01/23/tess-munster-plus-size-model.php|title=Size 20 Model and Blogger Tess Munster Lands Major Contract|work= |location= |publisher=''Racked''|date=January 23, 2015|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="buzzfeed">{{cite news |last=Zarrell|first=Rachel|url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/the-biggest-plus-size-model-to-get-a-modeling-contract-has-s?bffb&utm_term=4ldqphx#.sdE9LzzaDq|title=The Biggest Plus-Size Model To Get A Major Contract Created The #EffYourBeautyStandards Movement|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 26, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="mirror">{{cite news |last=Richards|first=Chris|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/tess-holliday-worlds-largest-plus-size-5056672|title= Pictured: World's largest plus-size model signed to major modelling agency |work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=January 28, 2015|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="mainecampus">{{cite news |last=Glover|first=Cameron|url=http://www.mainecampus.com/2015/02/01/plus-size-a-plus-redefining-beauty-one-post-at-a-time/?ref=hp|title=Plus size a plus: redefining beauty one post at a time|work= |location=Orono, Maine|publisher='']''|date=February 1, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2015}}</ref> In May, she had her first agency shoot.<ref name="huffingtonpost3">{{cite news |last=Sieczkowski|first=Cavan|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/12/tess-holliday-milk-shoot-photos_n_7264856.html|title=Plus-Size Model Tess Holliday Debuts First Agency Shoot, And It's Stunning|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 5, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="dailymail4">{{cite news |last=Barns|first=Sarah|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3076396/Tess-Holliday-flaunts-size-26-frame-black-knickers-modelling-agency-shoot.html|title='I want to challenge society's perception of beauty': Plus-size pin-up Tess Holliday flaunts her size 26 frame in a black top and knickers in her first modelling agency shoot|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 11, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="refinery291">{{cite news |last=Darwin|first=Liza|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2015/05/87341/tess-holliday-milk-agency-shoot#.bdpdnu:JBud|title=Tess Holliday's First Agency Shoot Is Stunning|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 13, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref>
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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
At the age of 20, Hoven gave birth to her son,<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> Rilee<ref name="people1"/>. In June 2015, '']'' reported she no longer had any contact with Rilee's father.<ref name="theguardian2"/> At the age of 20, Hoven gave birth to her son,<ref name="plus-model-mag1"/> Rilee.<ref name="people1"/> In June 2015, '']'' reported she no longer had any contact with Rilee's father.<ref name="theguardian2"/>


In 2012, Hoven met Australian businessman,<ref name="dailymail5"/> photographer and artist<ref name="smh2">{{cite news |last=Clarke|first=Jenna|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/ls-celebrity-news/the-goss-how-an-aussie-man-stole-the-heart-of-the-worlds-biggest-model-20150620-ght5rq.html|title=The Goss: How an Aussie man stole the heart of the world's biggest model|work= |location=Sydney|publisher='']''|date=June 21, 2015|accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Nick Holliday on Tumblr.<ref name="dailymail5"/> They talked online for seven months before Holliday traveled to the US to visit,<ref name="smh2"/> and he later moved from Melbourne to the U.S.<ref name="theguardian2"/> On July 5, 2014, they got engaged.<ref name="dailymail5"/> In 2012, Hoven met Australian businessman,<ref name="dailymail5"/> photographer and artist<ref name="smh2">{{cite news |last=Clarke|first=Jenna|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/ls-celebrity-news/the-goss-how-an-aussie-man-stole-the-heart-of-the-worlds-biggest-model-20150620-ght5rq.html|title=The Goss: How an Aussie man stole the heart of the world's biggest model|work= |location=Sydney|publisher='']''|date=June 21, 2015|accessdate=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Nick Holliday on Tumblr.<ref name="dailymail5"/> They talked online for seven months before Holliday traveled to the US to visit,<ref name="smh2"/> and he later moved from Melbourne to the U.S.<ref name="theguardian2"/> On July 5, 2014, they got engaged.<ref name="dailymail5"/>
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Hoven is 5 feet 5 inches (165&nbsp;cm) tall and US dress size 22.<ref name="nydailynews"/><ref name="bustle2"/><ref name="plus-model-mag4"/><ref name="huffingtonpost2"/><ref name="metro1"/><ref name="cnn"/><ref name="hereandnow"/><ref name="nhpr"/><ref name="buzzfeed"/> She claims to weigh 280 pounds<ref name="etonline"/> with a BMI of 46.6 and measurements of 52"-49"-59".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tesshollidayofficial.tumblr.com/FAQ|title= Tess Holliday FAQ|last1= Holliday|first1= Tess|last2= |first2= |date= |website= Tess Holiday on Tumblr|publisher= ]|access-date= July 17, 2015|quote=}}</ref> She is heavily tattooed including, a ] tattoo on her right outer forearm, a ] tattoo on her right inner forearm, a ] tattoo on her left bicep, a plus-size mermaid tattoo on her right upper thigh, a ] tattoo on her right calf and a ] tattoo on her right leg.<ref name="parade"/><ref name="hereandnow"/><ref name="nhpr"/><ref name="businessinsider">{{cite news |last=Weisman|first=Aly|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/meet-tess-holliday-plus-size-model-with-tattoos-2015-3|title=Meet the tattooed, size 22 model taking over the fashion industry|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=March 5, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref> Hoven trains with a personal trainer four times a week, plus hikes and swims.<ref name="nowmagazine">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/558524/six-things-about-plus-size-model-tess-holliday|title=Who is Tess Holliday? Six things you need to know about the plus size model taking the world by storm|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=April 23, 2015|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref> Hoven has a retrousse nose, pouted lips and wavy ].<ref name="nzherald">{{cite news |last=Hoby|first=Hermione|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11496110|title=Tess Holliday is more than just a plus-sized model|work= |location=New Zealand|publisher='']''|date=August 16, 2015|accessdate=September 1, 2015}}</ref> Her favorite part of her body are her buttocks: when asked in an October 2010 interview she replied, "...I really love my butt. It's pretty darn good if you ask me!"<ref name="dailyvenusdiva3">{{cite news |last=Penn|first=Stephanie|url=http://www.dailyvenusdiva.com/2013/10/01/2013-october-cover-model-tess-munster/|title=2013 October Cover Model: Tess Munster|work= |location= |publisher=''Daily Venus Diva''|date=October 1, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> She first wore a bikini at the age of 21.<ref name="bustle1">{{cite news |last=Southard Ospina|first=Marie|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/36902-the-latest-tess-munster-fatkini-photo-and-why-this-one-is-especially-important|title=The Latest Tess Munster Fatkini Photo And Why This One Is Especially Important|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=August 22, 2014|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref> Hoven is 5 feet 5 inches (165&nbsp;cm) tall and US dress size 22.<ref name="nydailynews"/><ref name="bustle2"/><ref name="plus-model-mag4"/><ref name="huffingtonpost2"/><ref name="metro1"/><ref name="cnn"/><ref name="hereandnow"/><ref name="nhpr"/><ref name="buzzfeed"/> She claims to weigh 280 pounds<ref name="etonline"/> with a BMI of 46.6 and measurements of 52"-49"-59".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tesshollidayofficial.tumblr.com/FAQ|title= Tess Holliday FAQ|last1= Holliday|first1= Tess|last2= |first2= |date= |website= Tess Holiday on Tumblr|publisher= ]|access-date= July 17, 2015|quote=}}</ref> She is heavily tattooed including, a ] tattoo on her right outer forearm, a ] tattoo on her right inner forearm, a ] tattoo on her left bicep, a plus-size mermaid tattoo on her right upper thigh, a ] tattoo on her right calf and a ] tattoo on her right leg.<ref name="parade"/><ref name="hereandnow"/><ref name="nhpr"/><ref name="businessinsider">{{cite news |last=Weisman|first=Aly|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/meet-tess-holliday-plus-size-model-with-tattoos-2015-3|title=Meet the tattooed, size 22 model taking over the fashion industry|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=March 5, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref> Hoven trains with a personal trainer four times a week, plus hikes and swims.<ref name="nowmagazine">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/558524/six-things-about-plus-size-model-tess-holliday|title=Who is Tess Holliday? Six things you need to know about the plus size model taking the world by storm|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=April 23, 2015|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref> Hoven has a retrousse nose, pouted lips and wavy ].<ref name="nzherald">{{cite news |last=Hoby|first=Hermione|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11496110|title=Tess Holliday is more than just a plus-sized model|work= |location=New Zealand|publisher='']''|date=August 16, 2015|accessdate=September 1, 2015}}</ref> Her favorite part of her body are her buttocks: when asked in an October 2010 interview she replied, "...I really love my butt. It's pretty darn good if you ask me!"<ref name="dailyvenusdiva3">{{cite news |last=Penn|first=Stephanie|url=http://www.dailyvenusdiva.com/2013/10/01/2013-october-cover-model-tess-munster/|title=2013 October Cover Model: Tess Munster|work= |location= |publisher=''Daily Venus Diva''|date=October 1, 2013|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}</ref> She first wore a bikini at the age of 21.<ref name="bustle1">{{cite news |last=Southard Ospina|first=Marie|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/36902-the-latest-tess-munster-fatkini-photo-and-why-this-one-is-especially-important|title=The Latest Tess Munster Fatkini Photo And Why This One Is Especially Important|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=August 22, 2014|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}</ref>


By January 2015, Hoven has gained over 624,000 followers on Facebook and 308,000 followers on Instagram.<ref name="nydailynews"/><ref name="metro1"/> In March, she had 767,000 Facebook fans and over 517,000 Instagram followers.<ref name="businessinsider"/> In April, she had 650,000 Instagram followers<ref name="dailystar1">{{cite news |last=Mitchell|first=Laura|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/fashion-beauty/438300/Plus-size-model-Tess-Holliday-Munster-underwear-fashion|title='Miss Piggy is my idol – she's fat and sexy': Meet Tess Holliday the size 24 supermodel|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=April 23, 2015|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref> and 813,000 "likes" on Facebook<ref name="bestdaily"/><ref name="irishexaminer"/> which increased to 662,000 by May.<ref name="metro2">{{cite news |last=Lynch|first=Alison|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/2015/05/12/plus-size-model-tess-holliday-argues-there-is-no-one-way-to-be-beautiful-5193567/|title=Plus-size model Tess Holliday argues ‘there is no ONE way to be beautiful’|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 12, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref> By June, she had 800,000 followers on Instagram.<ref name="theguardian2"/> In September 2015, she posted a nude black-and-white filtered photo on Instagram.<ref name="intouchweekly">{{cite news |last=Belus |first=Amber|url=http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/tess-holliday-nude-photo-70254|title=Tess Holliday Bares it All For the Camera — See Her Racy Pic!|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=September 14, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="thestir">{{cite news |last=Velez|first=Adriana|url=http://www.thestir.cafemom.com/healthy_living/190457/tess_holliday_posts_a_nude|title= Tess Holliday Posts a Nude Portrait & Doesn't Care If It Offends You (PHOTO) |work= |location= |publisher=''The Stir''|date=September 11, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="popdust">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.popdust.com/2015/09/12/tess-holliday-naked-photos-fat-shaming/#slide1|title=Tess Holliday Is Big Beautiful And Boldly Buck Naked—Deal With It Fat Shamers|work= |location= |publisher=''Popdust''|date=September 12, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref> By January 2015, Hoven has gained over 624,000 followers on Facebook and 308,000 followers on Instagram.<ref name="nydailynews"/><ref name="metro1"/> In March, she had 767,000 Facebook fans and over 517,000 Instagram followers.<ref name="businessinsider"/> In April, she had 650,000 Instagram followers<ref name="dailystar1">{{cite news |last=Mitchell|first=Laura|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/fashion-beauty/438300/Plus-size-model-Tess-Holliday-Munster-underwear-fashion|title='Miss Piggy is my idol – she's fat and sexy': Meet Tess Holliday the size 24 supermodel|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=April 23, 2015|accessdate=May 1, 2015}}</ref> and 813,000 "likes" on Facebook<ref name="irishexaminer"/><ref name="bestdaily"/> which increased to 662,000 by May.<ref name="metro2">{{cite news |last=Lynch|first=Alison|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/2015/05/12/plus-size-model-tess-holliday-argues-there-is-no-one-way-to-be-beautiful-5193567/|title=Plus-size model Tess Holliday argues ‘there is no ONE way to be beautiful’|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=May 12, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2015}}</ref> By June, she had 800,000 followers on Instagram.<ref name="theguardian2"/> In September 2015, she posted a nude black-and-white filtered photo on Instagram.<ref name="intouchweekly">{{cite news |last=Belus |first=Amber|url=http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/tess-holliday-nude-photo-70254|title=Tess Holliday Bares it All For the Camera — See Her Racy Pic!|work= |location= |publisher='']''|date=September 14, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="thestir">{{cite news |last=Velez|first=Adriana|url=http://www.thestir.cafemom.com/healthy_living/190457/tess_holliday_posts_a_nude|title= Tess Holliday Posts a Nude Portrait & Doesn't Care If It Offends You (PHOTO) |work= |location= |publisher=''The Stir''|date=September 11, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="popdust">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.popdust.com/2015/09/12/tess-holliday-naked-photos-fat-shaming/#slide1|title=Tess Holliday Is Big Beautiful And Boldly Buck Naked—Deal With It Fat Shamers|work= |location= |publisher=''Popdust''|date=September 12, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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Tess Holliday
BornRyann Maegen Hoven
(1985-07-05) July 5, 1985 (age 39)
Laurel, Mississippi, United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesTess Munster
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Plus-size model, make-up artist, blogger
Years active2010–present
Partner(s)Nick Holliday (engaged; 2014)
Children1
Modeling information
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
AgencyMavrick Artists Agency, Milk Model Management
Websitewww.tessholliday.com

Ryann Maegen Hoven (born July 5, 1985), known professionally as Tess Holliday and formerly known as Tess Munster, is an American plus-size model based in Los Angeles. She self-describes as a "body positive activist" and started her #effyourbeautystandards movement on Instagram in 2013. In the same year, she was named by Vogue Italia as one of the top six plus-size models in the world. In 2015, Milk Model Management announced that they had signed Hoven, making her the largest plus-size model to be signed to a mainstream modeling agency.

Early life

Hoven was born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Her mother left her father when Hoven was a child and her family moved at least 40 times before she turned 10.

In June 1995, her mother was shot twice in the head by her fiance, who was charged with attempted murder. At the age of 10, Hoven and her brother moved back to their grandparents' house in Mississippi while their mother recovered.

Hoven attended Los Angeles High School, where she alleged that she was bullied for her weight and pale skin, having a disabled mother and because they lived in a trailer behind her grandparent's house back garden. She left school at the age of 17 after earning her GED.

Hoven has also alleged verbal abuse about her size by her father, but has said that she was supported and encouraged by her mother to become a model. Hoven has now severed contact with her father and her mother remains disabled and paralyzed after being shot by her fiance.

Career

At the age of 15, whilst she was a US size 16 (UK 18/20) and 5 foot 4 inches tall (163 cm), Hoven auditioned at a casting call for plus models in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was told she would be lucky to do print advertisements or catalogue work because she was too short and big.

Subsequently, Hoven relocated to Seattle where she stayed for two years and worked as a make-up artist, head make-up artist, hair stylist and creative director at fashion shows. She then moved back to Mississippi and gave birth to her son (at the age of 20). Then following Hurricane Katrina, she returned to Seattle (where she had some pictures taken for her then boyfriend and posted them on Model Mayhem in October 2009) then she moved to Los Angeles in 2010 – all within four years. In August 2007, Hoven started her modeling career.

Her move to Los Angeles helped her gain confidence. In 2011, at the age of 24, while working as a receptionist at a Los Angeles dental office for a $20,000 salary she became a professional model. She responded to 'House of Dreams Model Search' by Torrid and was accepted. At the same time, A&E chose her to be the face of documentary television series Heavy after being discovered online. In June 2011, she became the face of the television show and was on an advert that ran nationwide and billboards across the country. Hoven has been featured on "fatshion" blogs, she models accessories and plus size clothing lines, and was contacted to audition for Vh1's The Big Girls Club. She has modeled for Domino Dollhouse, SWAK, Jessica Louise Clothing, Evil Pawn Jewelry, Black Cat Bikinis, Empress Lingerie, Vintage Box 1947, Batcakes Couture, Em & Sprout and various other independent designers. She has also shot a campaign for Benefit Cosmetics, worked with David LaChapelle, featured in Vogue Italia and she has appeared in Nylon magazine. In 2012, she had her first naked photo-shoot.

In 2014, Hoven quit her day job at the dental office to pursue her modeling career full-time. In May 2014, a video was uploaded on Vimeo called #everyBODYisflawless, which featured Hoven and fellow plus-size fashion bloggers and models Gabi Gregg and Nadia Aboulhosn lip-synching and dancing to Beyoncé's 2013 song "Flawless". In September of that year, she was interviewed by Jacob Soboroff and Meghan McCain on TakePart Live.

In January 2015, London-based modeling agency Milk Model Management announced that they had signed Hoven to their plus-size division, Curves. They declared that Hoven had become the largest plus-size model of her size and height to be signed to a mainstream modeling agency, and the first Curve model above a size 20. In May, she had her first agency shoot.

In March 2014, Hoven became first model over size 18 to model Monif Clarke's clothing line after she was hired as the face of the latest campaign for her swimwear line Sea by Monif C - a line that is specifically designed for women sizes 14 - 24. In the same month, she modeled for Torrid. She also collaborated with the plus size clothing retailer Yours Clothing for the second time when she was officially announced as the face of their high summer campaign. In May 2015, she was featured on the cover of People.

In September 2015, Hoven starred in H&M's sustainable fashion campaign alongside singer Iggy Pop, artist Daniel Lismore, sex blogger Karley Sciortino and blogger Pardeep Singh Bahra. In the same month, she starred in Addition Elle's fall 2015 capsule collection campaign. In the same month, she also confirmed that she is in the process of designing her own clothing line.

Activism

Hoven also self-describes as a "body positive activist". She embraces the word 'fat' and advocates that people should be able to eat as much and whatever they want without suffering from social ostracism. In 2013, she started her #effyourbeautystandards movement on Instagram. The movement tells women that they do not have to be a certain size to love their body (big or small) and that their size should not dictate their fashion choices. Hoven employes a team of six social media specialists to help manage her message across the world. She has said that the movement has led to women letting her know that they now feel good about how they look and wear what they like. She also talks at public events about body confidence.

In February 2014, Hoven appeared on Channel 4 News. In April 2015, she was interviewed by Meredith Vieira on the The Meredith Vieira Show. In the same month, she appeared on Plus Sized Wars, a Channel 4 documentary about changing beauty standards and explores the fast-growing plus-size fashion industry.

In August 2015, Hoven demanded a boycott of Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr accounts under the name 'Project Harpoon' which photoshopped her image and images of other women including Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy to make them appear slimmer without authorisation. In September 2015, she criticized Victoria's Secret for their limited amount of plus-size clothing options. In the same month, she was interviewed by Lorraine Kelly on Lorraine.

Recognition

In 2013, Hoven was named by Vogue Italia as one of the top six plus-size models in the world. In the same year, she was also named one of the world's top plus size models by Refinery29 and The Huffington Post.

Personal life

At the age of 20, Hoven gave birth to her son, Rilee. In June 2015, The Guardian reported she no longer had any contact with Rilee's father.

In 2012, Hoven met Australian businessman, photographer and artist Nick Holliday on Tumblr. They talked online for seven months before Holliday traveled to the US to visit, and he later moved from Melbourne to the U.S. On July 5, 2014, they got engaged.

She was born Ryann Hoven but changed her name to Tess Munster (a surname she chose because she liked the television sitcom The Munsters) when she started doing alternative modeling and also used the name Tess Typhoon. In January 2015 adopted and officially started using her fiancé's surname.

Hoven is 5 feet 5 inches (165 cm) tall and US dress size 22. She claims to weigh 280 pounds with a BMI of 46.6 and measurements of 52"-49"-59". She is heavily tattooed including, a Miss Piggy tattoo on her right outer forearm, a Mae West tattoo on her right inner forearm, a Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her left bicep, a plus-size mermaid tattoo on her right upper thigh, a Hello Kitty tattoo on her right calf and a Dolly Parton tattoo on her right leg. Hoven trains with a personal trainer four times a week, plus hikes and swims. Hoven has a retrousse nose, pouted lips and wavy auburn hair. Her favorite part of her body are her buttocks: when asked in an October 2010 interview she replied, "...I really love my butt. It's pretty darn good if you ask me!" She first wore a bikini at the age of 21.

By January 2015, Hoven has gained over 624,000 followers on Facebook and 308,000 followers on Instagram. In March, she had 767,000 Facebook fans and over 517,000 Instagram followers. In April, she had 650,000 Instagram followers and 813,000 "likes" on Facebook which increased to 662,000 by May. By June, she had 800,000 followers on Instagram. In September 2015, she posted a nude black-and-white filtered photo on Instagram.

See also

References

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