The Passion Of A Plus Size Model: Jessica Enid Pardo!

"Why try to FIT in when we are all born to STAND out."No one can live by this anymore than this young aspiring plus size model, Jessica Enid Pardo.She was always a chunky child and grew up with a family interested in the arts/entertainment. She struggled as a child committing to a passion she felt comfortable with because her weight was always an issue to her.She struggled as a musician ( playing and learning various instruments from drums, keyboard, trombone, guitar..etc) because she could not accept her figure and did not feel at ease when people would look at her.She later hid behind the scenes and started taking pictures of other musicians and their bands and locations, this turning into another passion....PHOTOGRAPHY.Now it is easier for her to accept herself as a beautiful plus size woman.She is trying to break the barrier between what the modeling industry considers beauty and what in fact is beauty...and that is everything.Jessica says "My weight held me back from that dream at first but now plus size modeling is welcomed.I feel comfortable in my own skin and I just want people to see that and realize that we all come in different shapes, sizes and colors.Hopefully having my voice heard will lead to my dream becoming a reality.She is Puerto Rican, tall and chunky and she loves all of who she is & has become.Her goal is that she would love to be a role model for younger girls who don't really feel comfortable in their own skin or are being judged because of how they look."I don't believe there are ugly people...beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder."You can view her portfolio at myspace.com/JeniPierce86.