In the realm of women’s magazine, readers have grown accustomed to page after page of faultless models airbrushed to oblivion — unblemished and rail thin, with nary an extra hair, crease or pound. So imagine the shock when ladies thumbing through the September issue of Glamour happened upon page 194 and saw model Lizzi Miller, in all of her size 12-14 glory. But the risk worked and the magazine’s Editor in Chief Cindi Leive comes out ahead, specifically in her Power Grid ranking.

According to New York Times Stlye columnist Guy Trebay, this summer’s look is pretty much the same as last summer’s, except for one addition: The people have spoken and pot bellies are in.

Or are they? Cintra Wilson stirred up a storm by saying otherwise; Glamour followed up with a spread of a naked plus-sized model. Fat, it seems, is phat.

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A small photo of a “full figured” model in the recent issue of Glamour has made a plus-sized splash with readers. Is all the positive feedback be a sign of things to come? Or is Glamour‘s plus-sized roll-out just a play to afford readers a sense of comfort in the world of flat bellies and diet tips? “Trust me, Glamour‘s listening, and this only strengthens our commitment to celebrating all kinds of beauty,” writes editor-in-chief Cindi Leive.