In an era when plus-size representation is shrinking before our eyes on the runways and the sales racks, H&M US is pushing back. The brand has brought on model Tess Holliday as the company’s Model and body-positive activist Tess Holliday is The capsule collection — available now on www.fashiontofigure.com — is available in plus sizes 0-4X and ranges in price from $24.99 to $99 Plus-Size Models ; Tess Holliday (Tess Munster) Sign in to follow this . Followers 44. Tess Holliday (Tess Munster) By eastsportman, August 30, 2012 in Plus-Size Tess Holliday, also known as Tess Munster, first tried to break into the industry at the tender age of 15. After being told she was “too short and too big” to be a model, she set her dreams aside and started a family. After moving to Los Angeles at age 24, she uploaded some pictures to an online modeling site. Who is the highest paid plus Plus-size model Tess Holliday shares her favorite plus-size fashion brands from indie favorites like Jibri to big conglomerates like ASOS. "The plus-size fashion world is definitely built by In the fashion industry, where samples are a size two and runway models are often prized for their thinness, the phrase "plus-size" can sound like a curse word. But not for Tess Holliday . jEuv. From Mom to Role Model: 6 Things to Know About Plus-Size Fashion Star Tess Holliday The plus-size model is also a mom and fianceée who counts Miss Piggy as a personal inspiration Tess Holliday is a size-22 social media star who’s taken the fashion world by storm. Subscribe now for an inside look at how she is reinventing the word “supermodel,” only in PEOPLE! Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. However, the size-22 model, 29, is way more than just a gorgeous face with a boundary-shattering body. Here are six things to know about the Mississippi-born social media star: 1. Tess isn’t her real name. Holliday was born Ryann Hoven but changed her name to Tess when she started doing alternative modeling. “I chose Tess Typhoon because it sounded good, and then I chose Tess Munster because I like TV show The Munsters,” she told PEOPLE of her former alter egos. She began using Holliday, her fiancé’s last name, when she signed with MILK Model Management in January. 2. She met her fiancé Nick on Tumblr. “He messaged me on Tumblr in 2012 and he said, ‘I love how you inspire other women,’ ” Holliday says. “I just remember thinking how cute he was, so we started talking and it quickly turned into a relationship.” Three years after they initially met, Nick moved to be with her in Los Angeles. “I already knew I wanted to marry him before I met him,” she says. 3. She has a 9-year-old son, Rylee. Despite an incredibly busy work schedule, Holliday does her best to make motherhood her priority. “I pick my son up from school every day, [do] homework [with him], ” she says. “I just want him to grow up loving himself, to just be free to be himself. That would be the greatest goal in my life. My career’s amazing, but it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have pushed myself as hard as I have.” RELATED VIDEO: Tess Holliday: From Bullied Teen to Size-22 Supermodel! 4. She used to work as a makeup artist. Holliday was working behind the scenes of the fashion industry as a makeup artist before her own big break. “I had been interested in makeup forever,” she says. “My mom had bought me Kevyn Aucoin books when I was 13 and it changed my life. I still do makeup – but not as much because I’m busy!” 5. Miss Piggy is one of her body inspirations. She counts the Muppet character and Beth Ditto among the women she admires – and even has a tattoo of the famous pig. “I’m inspired by a lot of people,” Holliday says. “I’m inspired by basically all women and men.” 6. She doesn t care what people think about her weight. Holliday has never been persuaded to lose weight by people who criticize her for her size. “When people are telling you, ‘You’re fat and gross,’ it does the complete opposite,” she says. “At the end of the day, they’re not paying my bills.” For more on Holliday, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday

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