In a 2015 interview, 18-year old Barbie Ferreira, who would go on to play Kat Hernandez in HBO’s superhit show Euphoria, proudly declared: “I’m gonna do me, I’m gonna try at least,” referring to her journey as a curve model and actress.
The term “curve model” is increasingly used now instead of the term “plus-size”. “Plus-size” is often seen as a negative term, especially in context of body positivity, while “curve”…