While there's been lots of talk about dropping the "plus" from the term "plus-size model," Denise Bidot, who's got a gorgeous figure at size 14, brushes all that aside. Her personal mantra - which was the focus of her recent swimsuitsforall campaign, for which she proudly displayed her cellulite and stretch marks - is: "there's no wrong way to be a woman."
Bidot doesn't care what the industry calls her; she's just happy to be a part of it, showcasing her fierce bikini body and baring her midriff in crop tops on the red carpet. But while she's stylishly sophisticated and very successful, it's Bidot's confidence that we admire most.
Read on to learn what the supermodel had to say about the rapidly changing fashion industry, the life of a plus-size model, and the best swimsuit styles for showing off those curves.