The not so subtle art of being a fat girl : loving the skin you're in

**A plus-size supermodel tells her powerful personal story and offers inspiration and tips to women everywhere to help them survive and thrive.** Mom. Feminist. Plus size. Supermodel. Loud. Proud. Body Activist. Beautiful. Businesswoman. Homemaker. Cat owner. Funny. Outspoken. Wife. Daughters. Lover. Fighter. Survivor... Tess Holliday is many things and perfect is not one of them. But she loves her imperfections—after all, they've formed the woman she is today. Tess's number one rule in life is to love yourself ­no matter who you are, what your faults may be, where you come from, or what dress size you wear! It's this discovery that has helped her through life—from being abused and bullied about her weight, to raising a kid alone and fending off social media trolls. Now here in this amusingly candid account, the woman at the forefront of the body positive movement—who has been credited with transforming the fashion industry—explains why you should be happy to make mistakes but how to properly learn from them, as well as how to love your imperfections and be comfortable in your own skin, ­no matter how much you have. **"[Tess's] determination and drive to take all the bricks life has thrown her way and build a life full of beautiful experiences...makes this book a page turner. You'll also be left with so many gems of wise advice, you'll be ready to not so subtly step into your greatness too."—Danielle Brooks, star of __Orange is the New Black__ #effyourbeautystandards** MOM. FEMINIST. PLUS SIZE. SUPERMODEL. LOUD. PROUD. BODY ACTIVIST. BEAUTIFUL. BUSINESS WOMAN. HOMEMAKER. CAT OWNER. FUNNY. OUTSPOKEN. WIFE. DAUGHTER. LOVER. FIGHTER. SURVIVOR. #effyourbeautystandards.Tess Holliday is many things and perfect is not one of them. But she loves her imperfections--after all, they've formed the woman she is today. Tess's number one rule in life is to love yourself ­no matter who you are, what your faults may be, where you come from, or what dress size you wear! It's this discovery that has helped her through life--from being abused and bullied about her weight, to raising a kid alone and fending off social media trolls.Now here in this amusingly candid account, the woman at the forefront of the body positive movement--who has been credited with transforming the fashion industry--explains why you should be happy to make mistakes but how to properly learn from them, as well as how to love your imperfections and be comfortable in your own skin, ­no matter how much you have MOM. FEMINIST. PLUS SIZE. SUPERMODEL. LOUD. PROUD. BODY ACTIVIST. BEAUTIFUL. BUSINESS WOMAN. HOMEMAKER. CAT OWNER. FUNNY. OUTSPOKEN. WIFE. DAUGHTER. LOVER. FIGHTER. SURVIVOR. #effyourbeautystandards. Tess Holliday is many things and perfect is not one of them. But she loves her imperfections-after all, they've formed the woman she is today. Tess's number one rule in life is to love yourself Uno matter who you are, what your faults may be, where you come from, or what dress size you wear! It's this discovery that has helped her through life-from being abused and bullied about her weight, to raising a kid alone and fending off social media trolls. Now here in this amusingly candid account, the woman at the forefront of the body positive movement-who has been credited with transforming the fashion industry-explains why you should be happy to make mistakes but how to properly learn from them, as well as how to love your imperfections and be comfortable in your own skin, Uno matter ho Plus-size supermodel Tess Holliday's passionate plea for modern women to be comfortable in their own skin. In her first book, she shares her powerful personal story and offers inspiration and tips to women everywhere that will help them not merely survive, but thrive and chart their own course to acceptance, power, and true beauty. In this amusingly candid account, the woman at the forefront of the body positive movement explains why you should be happy to make mistakes but how to properly learn from them, as well as how to love your imperfections and be comfortable in your own skinches Print run 50,000 Plus--size supermodel Tess Holliday's passionate plea for modern women, whoever they are, is to be comfortable in their own skin. In her first book, she shares her powerful personal story and offers inspiration and tips to women everywhere that will help them not merely survive, but thrive and chart their own course to acceptance, power, and true beauty. A plus-size model and the woman at the forefront of the body-positive movement, in a funny no-holds-barred account, shares her personal story and offers inspiration and tips to women everywhere that will show them how to love their imperfections and be comfortable in their own skin, no matter how much of it they have. "Your dad's an ass and I'm leaving him" Bible belt : size extra large Fuck 'em Too fat, too short Home of "the big one" Small town, small minds Ryann the girl One in six $700 and a pack 'n play Heavy Eff your beauty standards The other F-word It's a (mostly) wonderful life.