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Candice Huffine

Candice Huffine

American model

Candice Huffine (born October 15, 1984)[3] is an American plus-size model represented by NEXT Models.[4] A former teenage beauty queen, she signed her first modeling commercial contract in 2000 and has since crossed over from the commercial world into high fashion.[5]

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Early life

Candice Huffine was born in Washington DC, and raised in suburban Maryland.[6]

Career

Candice Huffine in 2010

As a plus-size model Candice Huffine has become known for reducing barriers[7] in the fashion industry. Her A-list work includes being featured in publications such as CR Fashion Book, Italian Vogue (cover), Vogue, W, V Magazine, i-D and Glamour.[8] She has worked with top industry names such as Mert and Marcus and Steven Meisel as well as Carine Roitfeld.

In 2015 she became the first plus-size woman to be featured in the Pirelli Calendar[9] and it 2016 she gained international attention for Lane Bryant's #ImNoAngel campaign.[10] She has appeared in multiple New York Fashion Week's including 2017 Fall/Winter walking the runway for noted designers such as Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet and Christian Siriano.[11]

Project Start

In 2016 Candice Huffine founded Project Start,[12] a collaborative initiative with Women's Running Magazine to encourage and inspire women to begin their running journey.

Personal life

She married Shelly Lynch-Sparks in August 2023 and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.[13][14]

References

  1. [1]
    "Portfolio".
  2. [2]
    "Candice Huffine - Model".
  3. [3]
    "Biography". Fashion Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Candice Huffine - IMG Models". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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    NY Mag
  6. [6]
    "Biography". Fashion Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. [7]
    "At size 6 Candice Huffine was a plus-size model. At size 12 she's cracking the haute ceiling". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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    "Candice Huffine - Model". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Talking to Candice Huffine, the Pirelli Calendar's First Plus-Size Model". New York. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. [10]
    "Lane Bryant Throws Shade at Victoria's Secret With #ImNoAngel Campaign". Life & Style. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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    "Candice Huffine - Model". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  12. [12]
    "Project Start Is Telling 5 Runners' Stories From The Beginning". Women's Running. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  13. [13]
    Candice Huffine Married
  14. [14]
    "Wedding Video". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2017-02-17.

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