The days of having to be a tall, thin, white woman in order to be a model are over. The definition of beauty has been (slowly but surely) evolving and becoming more accepting of the fact that beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and backgrounds.
Unfortunately, after many years of women being told by the media what being beautiful looks like, it's taken a lot to push the boundaries of societal standards and open people's minds.
The models on this list are all beautiful, by any definition of the word, and are the faces of change!