PLUS MODEL MAGAZINE October 2015, Love Your Body Issue | Page 135

HOPE

interview by tiffany bank
tiffanybank.net

What made you decide to become
a plus size model?
Growing up I never dreamed of being a model, let
alone a plus size model. Back then the definition of
what a model was to me and probably majority of
society was tall and slim only. I never grew up seeing
women with curves being portrayed in a positive
light in media. A local photographer friend of mine
was always pushing me to just try it modeling out.
It took me about 3 years to agree to do my first
photoshoot; I just didn’t think a girl my size could
Name: Hope Kiriisa
Resides In: Florida/New York
Height: 5’9” - 12/14

model. It wasn’t until my sophomore year in college
that I was discovered by a fashion stylist for a National

Online portfolio: HopeKiriisa.Com

Television Network, Home Shopping Network. We

mc2models.com/miami/curve/hope-k

exchanged information and from there my journey into

Favorite Quote: There is no elevator to
success. You have to take the stairs.
- Zig Ziglar

the world of plus size fashion began.