Sabina Karlsson is a Swedish

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Early life

Karlsson is of

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n descent through her mother, and Swedish descent through her father.

Career

Karlsson started modeling at age 4; she was discovered in a Swedish hair salon. She was originally a straight size model, working for ''

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, but changed to plus size modeling in 2010 so that she could maintain her natural weight. She struggled to shrink down to a size 2 at age 17. As a plus size model she has walked the runway for

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. She has modeled for H&M,

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. She has appeared in American ''Vogue'', and '' Glamour''.

Personal life

She gave birth to a son in June 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsson, Sabina 1988 births Living people Swedish female models Swedish people of Gambian descent People from Stockholm Plus-size models