M. Lopez

How I miss Barbara in these campaigns! I realize that her newborn needs her, but size celebration needs her too. I can't wait for her to reappear.

In the meantime, it's nice to see a pretty picture from Valerie, but her work always brings with it bittersweet associations, because it's impossible to forget how much more gorgeous she once was, at a size 14/16. Still, this ad is quite pretty:



As is this angelic image, from the CJBanks site:



I think the retun of the fuller-figured Valerie of yore remains the second-greatest wish in the heats of all plus-size-model aficionados (the greatest dream always being the return of Shannon Marie)...