Growing up, Denise Bidot did not see herself as a model. "I'm chubby. I'm short and I'm Latina. Like none of those things read fashion to me," Bidot, 37, tells Yahoo Life. Her beliefs were further ...

In the often highly standardized world of fashion, certain images mark a turning point. Denise Bidot's appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated in a swimsuit is one of them. Plus-size American ...

It Figures is Yahoo Life's body image series, delving into the journeys of influential and inspiring figures as they explore what body confidence, body neutrality and self-love mean to them. Growing ...