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Plus-size models rise in fashion with size 18 pioneers
Denise Patrick recalls fear before posing in a bathing suit as Pat Swift breaks barriers for large women. Susan Bishop, a size 18, earns over 100000 annually from modeling while campaigns from Vogue to Lane Bryant spotlight expansive fashion. Swift's agency grows to 65 models, serving Macy's, JCPenney, Spiegel, and Bloomingdale's.
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New York
Denise Patrick
Pat Swift
Wilhelmina
Pat
Reubens
Susan Bishop
Seventh Avenue
Denisé Patrick
Vogue Magazine
Lane Bryant
Fifth Avenue
Parson’s School of Design
Manhattan
New York Times
Jane B. Brody
Gloria Alhanti
Abhanii
Bloomingdale’s
Swift
Plus Models Management Ltd
Macy’s
J.C. Penney
Spiegel
Plus Models
Patrick
Denes Patrick
Plus Models Management, Ltd