Curvy model remembers ‘trauma’ of trying on clothes at Abercrombie

In 2005, Marquita Pring was flipping through an issue of Cosmopolitan when she saw a voluptuous photo of “plus-size” model Crystal Renn that changed her life.

“It was the first time I’d seen thickness and proper curves in a magazine and I freaked the f- -k out,” said Pring, 29. “I never had anybody I could relate to before who looked like me. But after that, I was like, ‘This is my dream.’ ”

Now she has turned her biggest fantasy into reality.

The 6-foot-tall upstate New York native is a member of the 2020 rookie class for this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue........CONTINUE READING