Kenya's plus-size fashion show says 'big is beautiful'

Kisumu (Kenya) (AFP) – In African wax print dresses and tight-fitting evening wear, the "plus-size" models strutted up the runway in Kisumu, western Kenya, in a special event designed to celebrate the beauty of larger women.

Started nine years ago, the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair is, according to founder Winnie Wenga Walcott, the only event of its kind in Kenya despite the fact the region "has mostly really plump women".

"We have seen the media really trying to focus on a certain body type of women," she told AFP. "And in so doing, this has really affected their self-esteem."

In front of more than 300 screaming spectators, a dozen amateur models walked and danced their way along the catwalk this weekend.

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