These Models Didn’t Let Physical “Flaws” Keep Them From Success

The fashion industry isn’t completely full of Instagram “it girl” models who all look the same. For some top names in the world of professional modeling, beauty is far more than cookie-cutter physical perfection. Models like Tess Holiday and Winnie Harlow turn their “flaws” into fortune. Scoring shots in top-name fashion magazines, these models prove that being different isn’t a bad thing. Because, in addition to straying from industry standards, these stunners promote a message of inclusivity. Are you still in doubt? Well then just peep this collection of models with physical flaws they didn’t let keep them from success. 

Tess Holiday

If you think that big isn’t beautiful, Tess Holiday is here to prove you wrong. Promoting her message of body positivity and embracing beauty at every size, the size-22 stunner became the largest plus-size model ever to be signed to a mainstream modeling agency.

Shannon Murray

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After a diving accident left her paralyzed at age 14, aspiring model Shannon Murray vowed to turn her tragedy into opportunity. Claiming the tile of Britain’s first disabled model, Murray eventually went on to become the first woman in a wheelchair to be featured in a department store’s window display.

Melanie Gaydos

Model Melanie Gaydos didn’t let her rare genetic condition slow down her trek to the top of the fashion industry. Afflicted with ectodermal dysplasia, Gaydos’ teeth, pores, nails, cartilage and bones are underdevloped and are coupled with additional conditions such as alopecia, partial blindness and a cleft palate.

Viktoria Modesta

Latvian singer and model Viktoria Modesta didn’t let the loss of limb stand in her way of climbing the ranks of the entertainment and fashion industries. Instead of hiding her disability, Modesta rocks a collection of bedazzled, illuminated prosthetics that she proudly puts on full display both on and off stage.