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  • StyleYahoo Life

    theCURVYcon 2017: Watch the entire conference!

    This is your livestream of The CURVYcon 2017. Tune in for the Dia&Con fashion show from 6-7 pm on Friday, September 8 and for a day of insightful panels — one starring Chrissy Metz — and previews from 9:45am to 4pm on Saturday, September 9th.

  • NewsYahoo Life

    Why ‘This Is Us’ star Chrissy Metz is the anti-Ashley Graham: 'Her body type is a little bit different'

    The body-positive, curve-embracing event called theCURVYcon is in NYC on Sept. 8-9, bringing designers, fitness experiences, influencers, and speakers to town.

  • NewsErica Rae Chong

    Study shows how ideal Miss Universe body has become more and more unattainable over time

    Every year, thousands of young women from 90 countries vie for the title (and the glittery crown) of Miss Universe. The pageant, which started as a marketing competition by Californian company Catalina Swimwear in 1952, has evolved over the last 63 years into an annual tradition celebrating intelligence, poise and of course, beauty.

  • NewsErica Rae Chong

    Ashley Graham rides the TTC in sexy lingerie ad

    The Toronto Transit Commission is often called out for a number of not so positive reasons — delays, break downs, the ever-increasing fares, you know the drill. However, the TTC was thrust in the spotlight for a very different reason on Tuesday. A video posted by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@theashleygraham) on Apr 11, 2016 at 9:34pm PDT Plus size model Ashley Graham posted a video on Instagram yesterday of her clad in navy lingerie and dancing sultrily in an empty subway car. Girl clearly needed t

  • NewsSamantha McArthur, Yahoo Lifestyle Blogger

    How the ideal male body has changed over time

    Recently, Ashley Graham even made waves as the first plus-sized model to front the cover of Sports Illustrated, signaling a shift from “thinner is beautiful” to celebrating full-figured “real” women. From left to right: Clark Gable, Mick Jagger and Ryan Reynolds [Photo: Wikimedia] In the 1920s to 1930s, the golden age of Hollywood, all eye were on the silver screen and, of course, the lead actor. Think Clark Gable or Cary Grant. The perfect man was a Mick Jagger type - skinny, scruffy and loo