I know that it's a little crazy to try to become a plus model over 40 but anything is possible and it is a dream that I have always had. I believe that it is time for us to stop limiting beauty to weight, age, race, skin color, height, and all the other limitations that we put on what it means to be worthy of being seen.

I have made my living as an opera singer for most of my life. Even in that industry, size discrimination is constant and oppressive and has had deep impact on my career and my view of myself. Being photographed is one of my favorite parts of my job but I agonize over what looks good and how I am seen, and have even feared in the past that people would know how much I weigh, or what my dress size is (22, by the way).

In the meantime, modeling and fashion are things that I have always loved. I have been watching the industry grow and include more people of size out of necessity. I think the next level is to actually love and celebrate the diversity of the human experience within the media of art, fashion, and entertainment. The world includes everyone and everyone deserves to be seen and heard.

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