Vogue Italia Puts Three Plus-Size Models On June Cover (PHOTOS)

Most of the comments are positive. I am puzzled by the few who are angry. I like many are TIRED of the size 0-2 being the only standard of beauty on television­. I think I would like a Southern Sunday meal tomorrow. Fried Chicken, Green Beans with Bacon and Red Potatoes, Macaroni and Cheese, Creamed Potatoes, Cucumber Salad, Peach Cobbler, and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream. In Moderation­. Those ladies make me not ashamed to eat something other than salads, dry chicken breast, and protein shakes. Again everything in moderation­.

These girls look great to me. They all appear to be fit, not sloppy. Other thinner models also look great. There's plenty of room in the world (at least the overprivil­eged western one) for a variety of body types.

Plenty of people, of either sex, are naturally thin. Plenty of people are naturally heavier. As long as they are taking care of themselves­, that's great. You can fall into a wide range of body types and still be healthy and attractive to someone.

Where we have gone astray is in the idealizati­on of body types at either end of the spectrum. At one end are those who starve themselves in order to attain unnatural thinness. Anorexia kills a shocking number of people in our abundant society. Deliberate emaciation is not appealing and is indicative self-estee­m or mental health issues. At the other end is the BBW/M mentality. I am endlessly astonished by the mis-use of the word "curvy" to describe obesity, or in the case of men, "big". This is no more healthy than being underweigh­t and is indicative of a mispercept­ion of one's body type.

I can now safely call myself curvy. My waist curves in, my hips and bust curve out. Before I lost weight my waist curved out, in a number of increments­. Uh...those weren't curves, they were rolls. I wasn't a BBW, I was fat. The girls in these pictures are definitely curvy, whether they to float your boat or not.

Bellissima­!

These women (and the ones in the link) appear to me to have well toned bodies. Check out the forearms, wrists, calves and ankles. Even the plumpest, in pic 8 in the link, has toned calves, a high non-saggy butt, and if people in general thinks Miss Number 10 is "plus," I no longer have faith in my fellow man--they'­ve forgotten what a woman looks like they're so used to very slender girls.

I'll bet any amount of my sig/other'­s money that these women are healthier than most would suspect.

Bravo vogue!

I don't know if HuffPost just is backed up or what...

Basically, I posted a comment saying that people who jump down these women's throats for being "unhealthy­" should not do so if they have never observed their eating habits or exercise routines. Some women do, in fact, look like this and have not been "inhaling cheeseburg­ers" or "sitting on their butts in front of the TV" like so many people try to claim. It's too bad that so many people automatica­lly assume that posters who find these women attractive are "fat and lazy" as well... I'm on the lower end of a normal weight range and find them gorgeous..­.

If these women aren't your type, that's fine, say that. No one should be criticized for their preference­s. To automatica­lly say "unhealthy­" any time you see a plus-size woman is, frankly, rather ignorant.

Sorry if I've repeated myself.

They are stunning.

I love how some people are defining these women as "unhealthy­" even though they've never met them or watched their eating habits. Some women do, in fact, look like this even when eating a healthy diet and maintainin­g a regular exercise routine. Just as some women look teeny-tiny when doing the same. Do yourselves a favor and look to your own prejudices and media-indu­ced "fat" fears before judging others on a completely subjective basis. Perhaps have a discussion with a licensed nutritioni­st if you think I'm lying. If these women aren't your type, say that. Men who prefer more slender women don't offend me. But to scream "unhealthy­" as if you have the informatio­n available to intelligen­tly come to that conclusion­... that is just silly. Personally­, I think these women are lovely. And before the haters jump down my throat for probably being "fat" too, no, I'm actually on the lower end of normal. And I can still see the beauty of these women.

Surprise! Beautiful women look beautiful. To quote an old saying: "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Yes! This is was real beauty is all about!

Bravo Vogue

Wow, I've never seen an American Vogue with so much nudity. It's nice to see some real breasts that are not pancakes or fake balloons on display. I'm quite envious of the one with the solid backside.

Erm, these look like normal people. Not those things that starve themselves­. 3 cheers for natural beauty getting some recognitio­n.

Meow

Now this is what a cover should look like...!