I don’t know about you but America’s Next Top Model is totally my guilty pleasure (Pete can’t stand it but I let him watch the footie so it’s just tough!) As sad as I am that the series (or ‘cycle 10′ as they like to say) has now drawn to a close, I just have to express my pleasure that the winner this time is a plus size fashion model. Hurray!

The beautiful and bubbly 20 year old Whitney Thompson beat off stiff competition from Anya in the final to claim the title and the deal with Cover Girl. Well done Whitney! They’ve had plus size contestants in the past on ANTM but none have ever got too far, let alone all the way. In fact, it sometimes feels like the plus size girls are put in as a token gesture, stunning as they are. But with Whitney’s win, and host Tyra Banks herself having a gorgeous curvy figure too, hopefully this is a sign that the tide is finally turning and we will start to see more and more plus size fashion models on our screens and magazines.

Marisota has used normal sized women as models from the very beginning - hence the presence of me and girls!

My favourite part of ANTM is the photoshoots - I love to see the transformations. I have to say I’m pretty surprised how well some of the photos turn out sometimes with the crazy things they do!

Speaking of photoshoots (and transformations) keep your eyes on the Marisota blog in the next few weeks for a sneak preview of the latest Marisota shoot, when me and the girls were whisked away to model the latest Marisota plus size fashion collection.

Here is the moment of truth for Whitney, ANTM’s first ever plus size winner:

What a ‘fierce’ walk!