Australian Model Georgina Burke Explains Why Labelling Models As ‘Plus Size’ Is ‘So Outdated’
etcanada.comGeorgina Burke is not a fan of using the term “plus size” model. The Australian public figure, who landed a coveted spot in Sports Illustrated‘s 2022 swimsuit issue, told Stellar magazine that the title is behind the times “If you put labels on anyone – whether it’s age, colour, size, sex – I feel like it’s so outdated,” the 31-year-old beauty said. READ MORE: Yumi Nu Laughs Off Jordan Peterson’s Attack On Her History Making Sports Illustrated Cover “I don’t think I need to be labelled as ‘plus size’.
In the beginning, it was an industry term, whereas now, [the industry] is so open and everyone is really coming on board,” she continued.
Burke expressed how the “labels” have “changed from ‘plus size’ to ‘size inclusive’, to ‘curve’, to this, to that.” “I’m in Sports Illustrated as a model – it’s not, ‘Whatever number plus-size model to be in [the magazine],” she told the Australian publication. “It’s like, no, there’s a model in Sports Illustrated!
We’ve made huge progress, that’s for sure.” READ MORE: Plus-Size TikTok Star Remi Bader Is Now A Brand Ambassador And Size Consultant For Victoria’s Secret’s Pink In April, Burke told The Courier Mail that she was bullied as a teenager and struggled with “fitting in.” “I was a big kid – tall and wide.
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