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=== Specialty model agency divisions ===

Cheryl Hughes founded Hughes models, the UK's first plus-size agency in 1985.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/plussize-models-still-rare-on-ny-and-london-catwalks-2080929.html |title='Plus-size' models still rare on NY and London catwalks |agency=Agence France-Presse |work=The Independent |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref> Allison Bramwell Bewley, a former straight size and plus-size model founded Excel Models in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CURVE+IS+ALL+AROUND%3B+Big+is+beautiful+as+size-14+Alice+wins+Cosmo...-a0172377556 |title=Curve Is All Around; Big is beautiful as size-14 Alice wins Cosmo modelling competition. |author=Booth, Samantha |date=13 December 2007 |work=Daily Record |___location=Scotland |access-date=22 July 2012}}</ref> The agency has represented notable models including [[Pollyanna McIntosh]] and Sara Morrison.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://showstudio.com/project/outsize |title=Outsize? |author=Alexander McQueen |author2=John Galliano |author3=Roland Mouret |author4=Sophia Kokosalaki |date=18 February 2002 |website=SHOWstudio |access-date=22 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Blanchard, Tamisin">{{cite news |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG6223994/London-Fashion-Week-may-not-be-ready-but-women-love-a-curvy-model.html |title=London Fashion Week may not be ready, but women love a curvy model |author=Blanchard, Tansin |date=24 September 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=17 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308163240/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG6223994/London-Fashion-Week-may-not-be-ready-but-women-love-a-curvy-model.html |archive-date=8 March 2013}}</ref> Sarah Watkinson founded 12 + models in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.12plusuk.com/about-us/ |title=About Us |work=12plusuk.co.uk |publisher=12 + UK Model Management |access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref> Former plus-size model Anna Shillinglaw founded the plus size division of Milk Management in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://madisonplus.com/mp-insider/milk-management-promo/ |title=Milk Management Promo |date=9 December 2011 |work=madisonplus.com |publisher=Madison Plus |access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> These agents have been credited with improving visibility of plus-size models in Europe and developing some of the top plus-size models for international markets. In recent years, the most prestigious fashion agencies in the UK have launched plus size divisions. In 2011, Excel Models merged with [[Models 1]], one of Europe's most prestigious fashion agencies.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8618603/Plus-size-models-to-work-with-Models-1.html |title=Models 1 expands for plus-size models |author=Cowan, Natasha |date=5 July 2011 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=23 July 2012}}</ref> [[Storm Models]] started a plus size division, Curve in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2023 |title=Plus Size models that, are killing the game right now |url=https://www.simplybe.co.uk/blog/10-plus-size-models-that-are-killing-the-game-right-now |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Simply Be |language=en}}</ref>

===Specialty media and other ventures in Europe===

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==External links==

* {{Commons category -inline|Plus-size models}}

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