Charlotte "Charli" Howard (born 6 April 1991) is an English model,[1] author[2][3] and body activist.[4] 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 Maybelline, Redken, British Vogue, Allure magazine and Pat McGrath.[1] She is one of the faces of Pat McGrath's beauty line and considered a "McGrath Muse".[5]

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.[6] In response, she wrote a lengthy Facebook post that subsequently went viral, with thousands of shares, and appeared on Channel 4 news to share her side of the story.[6] 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 Hello! 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."[7]

In January 2019, Howard was announced as the new face of global lingerie brand, Agent Provocateur.[8]

Books

Howard published two books in 2018: Splash,[3] a novel about issues such as bullying, friendships and body image, and Misfit,[2] a memoir about Howard's battles with eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety.[4] She told the Guardian newspaper that she wishes to “create strong literary characters for girls”[4] in her books. Misfit was published in February 2018 by Penguin Random House.[4]

Howard's first children's novel, Splash, was published in July 2018.[3] In an interview with Hello! Fashion Monthly magazine, Howard said that she wrote the book "to pass the time". Author Jacqueline Wilson described Splash as a "much-needed book that will strike a chord with so many girls - and help them dare to be different."[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Charli Howard - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Misfit". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Take a look inside Splash by Charli Howard | Nosy Crow". nosycrow.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Wiseman, Eva (28 January 2018). "Model Charli Howard: 'They told me I was fat'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "PAT McGRATH LABS | Legendary Makeup by Pat McGrath". PAT McGRATH LABS. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  6. 1 2 Gayle, Damien (16 October 2015). "I refuse to lose weight, says model who vented fury at fashion agency". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Hello! Fashion Monthly - June/July 2018". pocketmags.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Glamour. "'You were perfect already - I was just blind to it': Charli Howard's love letter to her body is so damn empowering". Glamour UK. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Howard, Charli (7 May 2018). Splash. ISBN 9781788001717.
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