Charlotte "Charli" Howard (born 6 April 1991) is an English model, author and body activist. She is from South-East London, England. She is an activist for diversity within the fashion industry. In September 2019, she was announced as the presenter of new BBC podcast Fashion Fix, a podcast about the fashion industry.

Modelling

Howard has worked for numerous brands and fashion campaigns, including

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, Allure magazine and Pat McGrath. She is one of the faces of Pat McGrath's beauty line and considered a "McGrath Muse". Howard had tried to model in her teens, but was rejected by numerous agencies. At 21, she was signed to a London-based agency after her friend submitted her Facebook photos without her knowledge. In 2015, Howard was dropped by her then-London model agency for allegedly being "too big" to model. In response, she wrote a lengthy Facebook post that subsequently went viral, with thousands of shares, and appeared on

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to share her side of the story. Upon hearing about the post, New York-based model agency Muse Management signed her, and Howard moved to New York. Howard is considered a "plus size" model, despite only being a UK size 10-12/US 6-8. In an interview with

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magazine, Howard is quoted as saying, "I've got a D cup boob, I've got a size 10 to 12 hip - well, a 12 probably - and I've got a tummy that never seems to go away, no matter how many sit-ups I do... I'm curvy, but I know that I'm not a plus-size model and I've not given myself that term. That's what other people label me." In January 2019, Howard was announced as the new face of global lingerie brand,

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Books

Howard published two books in 2018: ''Splash'', a novel about issues such as bullying, friendships and body image, and ''Misfit'', a memoir about Howard's battles with eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety. She told the

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newspaper that she wishes to “create strong literary characters for girls” in her books. ''Misfit'' was published in February 2018 by

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. Howard's first children's novel, ''Splash'', was published in July 2018. In an interview with

Fashion Monthly magazine, Howard said that she wrote the book "to pass the time". Author

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described ''Splash'' as a "much-needed book that will strike a chord with so many girls - and help them dare to be different."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Charli 1991 births Living people 21st-century English women writers English female models People with obsessive–compulsive disorder Models from London