Beauty has no size! Conforming to beauty standards set by the fashion industry is hard, unrealistic, and, sometimes, even unhealthy.

Tess Holliday, the curvy American model based in Los Angeles, is challenging that “normality” of the fashion world in many different dimensions; She is 29 years old, 5ft 4in tall(1.65m) and weights 250lbs (113kg)!

Tess had her first photo shooting with one of the top UK’s modeling agencies in January, representing a plus-sized women’s line.

In her interview at Dailymail, she claims that she wants “to challenge society’s perception of beauty” and that there is “not one way to be a woman or beautiful

Plus-size stunner Tess Holliday said she wants to 'challenge societies perception of beauty'

Tess shows off her intricate body art in this arty black and white photo shoot 

Anna Shillinglaw, Managing Director of Milk Management, said Tess shows beauty can come 'in any size'

Tess was recently snapped up by Yours Clothing to be the face - and body - of their summer line

Tess is famed for stepping out in bold patterned clothes and outlandish, happy coloursTess is the new face and body of Yours Clothing summer line

After years of being turned away from castings, size 22 (UK size 26) Tess was snapped up by MiLK modelling agency in January - making her the first fuller-figured supermodel to land such a deal

Tess has 625,000 followers on Instagram, and 850,000 on Facebook.