They say that it is better late than never and that is well known by the Spanish brand Zara, which after a long time, included for the first time an African-American plus size model to appear in its most recent catalog. The chosen one was Paloma Elsesser, who has modeled for brands like Lanvin and Alexander McQueen.

Zara, from the Inditex group, wants to bet this time on inclusivity and diversity after being criticized in past years for not adjusting to changing beauty standards and continuing to include models with unrealistic sizes.

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With the arrival of Paloma, Zara joins the list of brands that increasingly include models of different sizes to show that their clothes fit all bodies and in this case, it also adds to the inclusion since Paloma has a mixture of origins. Latin, European and African.

[Photo: Zara]

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Who is Paloma Elsesser?

Paloma is originally from London, England, but her roots have a combination of African from her mother and Latin from her father who is of Chilean-Swiss origin.

The 28-year-old, size 44 model has defied all standards and it is thanks to her personality as well as her presence that she has managed to model for major international brands such as Nike, Lanvin, Fendi, Alexander McQueen and Fenty Beauty.

[Photo: Instagram @palomija]

She has also graced the covers of major magazines like Elle, Glamor and most recently in the January 2021 issue of US Vogue.

With this, Paloma joins the list of plus size models that show that curves are also sexy.