Who Is Sophia Adams? Curvy Kate’s Newest Model Wins Plus-Size Lingerie …

Sophia Adams, a 21-year-old police trainee, won 2015’s Curvy Kate Star in a Bra contest earlier this week, beating 1,000 international contestants. The London-born Adams will be featured in the brand’s spring/summer 2016 catalog.

Curvy Kate, which is based in the United Kingdom, manufactures clothing for plus-size women and specializes in bras for customers with a D-cup or larger.

 

Congratulations to Sophia Adams! The winner of @curvykate‘s star in a bra competition! She is beyond gorgeous! pic.twitter.com/u4c5PsCrZd

— Bella Rosa Lingerie (@BellaRosaBras) April 15, 2015

 

 

Adams will follow in the footsteps of plus-size models like size-24 Tess Munster and Ashley Graham, two women who have obtained lucrative modeling contracts that capitalize on their curves. In January, Munster, who owes part of her fame to her popular Instagram account, became the first model of her size and height to be signed to a major agency, Milk Model Management. Munster is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 260 pounds and wears size 22.

 

See how this plus-size lingerie ad is challenging Victoria’s Secret “The Perfect Body” ad: http://t.co/kVZKfE8c2f pic.twitter.com/xvQ3MYIGgz

— Latina Magazine (@Latina) April 10, 2015

 

In March, Adams made it into the Star in a Bra contest’s top 10 finalists. She said she was in “total disbelief” when she found out she had won.

“I’m sure the next year will be lots of fun. I don’t have any modeling experience, so I’m not really sure what to expect, but the element of surprise makes it even more exciting for me,” Adams said following her victory. “The main thing I want to do is send out a positive message to all women that every shape and size is beautiful. We all have bits we like and bits we don’t like about our bodies, but embrace every inch of it!” 

Last week, plus-size model Laura Wells spoke of the unhealthy practices that non-plus-size models are forced to endure, especially during events like fashion week. Wells claimed many of her model friends were encouraged to eat nothing but one cracker a day and drink plenty of water.

“It goes to the extremes,” she said. “No food is being eaten. [There are] prescription diet pills, agents telling girls that they’re only allowed to have one cracker and a couple glasses of water a day in the lead-up to fashion week. It’s completely unhealthy, not only for their bodies but mentally.”

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Action 9: Customer complaints mount against lingerie store

Customers across the country and Canada are complaining about a lingerie business based in Charlotte.
 
More than 50 customers have reported Little Tiny Waist to the Better Business Bureau since Feb. 17. They said they paid money but didn’t get all or part of their orders.
 
Little Tiny Waist is near South Boulevard but does most of its business online.  Heather Haukens said she ordered two items from its website, including “one of those waist trimmers that all the woman are getting these days because we all want slim waists.”   
 
She said she paid for both pieces of lingerie but only got one in the mail.
 
“At first, I thought it was like a simple mistake and so I followed up,” she said. “But then, when you don’t hear anything, you think, ‘OK, I’m getting ripped off.’”
 
She decided to warn other shoppers online, posting her comments on social media after she found out she wasn’t alone. 
 
“I know there are real problems in the world, but it’s the principle,” she said. 
 
She also complained to the BBB. 
 
So did customers in 25 states and Canada recently. 
 
“People are providing their credit card information, checks, money orders, what have you, to buy the item and there’s no delivery,” BBB President Tom Bartholomy said.  
 
The BBB gives the business an F-rating and has an alert on its website.
 
Little Tiny Waist’s owner told Action 9 the store had more demand than expected and got behind on orders but resolved all issues as of April 14. 
 
The BBB disagreed, saying its records show multiple complaints are still unresolved.
 
A store employee who asked to remain anonymous told Action 9 reporter Jason Stoogenke that as soon as he left the business, the owner made a list of unresolved customer complaints and instructed workers to make those a priority.
 
Always remember, if you buy anything online, the business has 30 days to deliver the item or tell you there’s a delay and offer a full refund.  If it doesn’t, it’s breaking a federal law, called the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule.

LINK: FTC online shopping advice

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