She’s the stunning plus-size model who has been proudly flaunting her curves on social media after going from a size 6 to 16.
And make-up artist La’Tecia Thomas has revealed she feels much happier with her body after ditching her extreme diet and gruelling workouts.
Appearing on The Morning Show, the 26-year-old – originally from Melbourne but now lives in Los Angeles to pursue her modelling career – revealed how gaining weight helped her love her body again.
Model La’Tecia Thomas said she’s much happier with her body after going from a size 6 to 16
The 26-year-old plus-size model revealed how gaining weight helped her love her body again
‘I still exercise [but] I don’t obsess over numbers and I don’t train three hours a day, every day like I used to but I’m living more of a balanced lifestyle now,’ she said.
‘I’m definitely a lot happier than what I used to be – and even if I were to lose weight now, I know I’ll be in a better place because my mind is in a healthy place.
‘And that’s very important.’
The young model opened up about the cruel taunts she receives on a daily basis – but she stays positive for her adoring fans.
‘There’s a lot of negativity on social media,’ she said.
‘But the bad comes with the good. There’s a lot of positivity and there’s a lot of young girls I’ve met that are my followers and they’re from the ages of 14 onwards.
‘They’ve met me and they’re crying, they’re saying: “I get bullied everyday and I’m so glad I found you because you’re so positive and you’re someone that I can aspire to”.
‘That to me is just so incredible.’
The young model opened up about the cruel taunts she receives on a daily basis on social media – but she stays positive for her adoring fans
Appearing on The Morning Show , the 26-year-old woman opened up about body positive
Since embracing her curves, La’Tecia seems to have a thick skin – as she now lets the cruel comments slide.
‘I am human. It is hard sometimes to read certain things,’ she said.
‘But I think the best thing to do is to stay on track and have a lot of positive and supportive people around you. Don’t focus on the negative.’
La’Tecia – who weighed 95 kilograms at her heaviest – said she believed there was a misconception around plus-size models.
Since embracing her curves, she seems to have a thick skin – as she lets the negativity slide
She now has her heart set on sauntering down the runway at New York Fashion Week or gracing the cover of Sports Illustrator
‘It is a huge misconception that fuller women or curvier women don’t exercise and don’t look after themselves,’ she said, revealing her favourite workout is dead lifts.
‘[But] a lot of the models I know in the industry are super active and eat really well.’La’Tecia said she has never felt pressured to gain weight or lose weight’ to fit the brief for ‘plus-size model’.
‘It really depends on the person. Both of my agencies love me for how I am. They embrace for how I am and they’ve told me to just stay how I am.
‘I haven’t had any rules where I had to gain weight or lose weight. I like to maintain being active for my own self and my own health.’
She now has her heart set on sauntering down the runway at New York Fashion Week or gracing the cover of Sports Illustrator.