A set of body-positive photos depicting Asian women dressed in stunning ball gowns has gone viral. Michelle Elman, an author and body-confidence coach, teamed up with photographer Linda Blacker to ...

Yumi Nu made history by becoming the first plus-size Asian American model on "Sports Illustrated." The 25-year-old model grappled with self-doubt in an industry that traditionally favors thin, white ...

There is a quiet, persistent erasure that lives in the margins of fashion and media—where plus-size bodies are still treated as niche, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) identities are ...

After debuting in the pages of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit last year, plus-sized model and singer Yumi Nu is now on the cover of this year’s issue. Nu, who is of Dutch and Japanese descent, joined Kim ...

Yumi Nu and Ariel Nicholson are two models making history with their debut on the September cover of Vogue, representing what the publication calls "American beauty now." The two women announced their ...

It Figures is Yahoo Life's body image series, delving into the journeys of influential and inspiring figures as they explore what body confidence, body neutrality and self-love mean to them. As a ...

Asian and Middle Eastern plus-sized model Lauren Chan has made history as the first out lesbian model ever to grace the cover of the annual Sports Illustrated (SI) swimsuit issue, the sports ...

Just over a year after she made history as the first Asian, plus size model to appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, Yumi Nu is now on the magazine's cover. In an interview with People, Nu opened up ...