<P> Anna Nicole Smith formerly known as Vickie Lynn Marshall (née Hogan) (28 November 1967--8 February 2007), and Vickie Smith, before settling on Anna Nicole Smith as her moniker, was an American model, actress and television personality . Smith first gained popularity in Playboy, becoming the 1993 Playmate of the Year . Soon after, she signed with Elite Model Management . Smith became very well known after appearing in Guess campaigns in 1992, becoming the first plus - size model used in a Guess campaign . The Guess campaign was one of the clothing brand's most successful campaigns . She was photographed by Peter Lindbergh for the cover of German Marie Claire 1994, and appeared in his book Peter Lindbergh Untitled 116 . The shoot for the cover and editorial in German Marie Claire was featured in a documentary on Peter Lindbergh. Smith was also photographed by notable photographers including David La Chapelle . She modeled for H&M's December 1993 lingerie campaign in print advertising and billboards . Anna Nicole also appeared in controversial advertising for Lane Bryant, which was banned by newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal for showing too much cleavage. Smith walked in several Lane Bryant runway shows . Anna modeled in TV and print advertising for Conair in 1993 . </P> <P> Brooke Elliott has starred in the TV series Drop Dead Diva since 2009 as the lead character, Jane Bingham, a plus size lawyer whose body is inhabited by the soul of a fashion model . Elliott has discussed the perception of plus - size actresses on television, and describes her body type as normal sized, stating "The majority of women in America look like me . It's one of the things I love about the show ." </P> <P> Christina Schmidt appeared in seasons 1 - 3 of the popular Canadian cable TV series, Degrassi: The Next Generation as Terri, a plus - size model . Schmidt's character gained such popularity among the show's youthful audience that she was hired to model for plus - size clothing company Torrid and was represented by the Wilhelmina Models 10 / 20 (now Curve) division in New York . </P> <P> Joanne Borgella was a semi-finalist on the seventh season of American Idol, and is represented by the Wilhelmina Models agency as a plus - size model . Borgella was the winner of the first cycle of Mo'Nique's Fat Chance plus - size model search on the Oxygen TV network . </P>

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