Candice Huffine Explained

Candice Huffine
Birth Date:15 October 1984
Birth Place:Georgetown, Washington DC, US
Occupation:Model
Height:180 cm

Candice Huffine (born October 15, 1984)[1] is an American plus-size model represented by NEXT Models.[2] A former teenage beauty queen, she signed her first modeling commercial contract in 2000 and has since crossed over from the commercial world into high fashion.[3]

Early life

Candice Huffine was born in Washington DC, and raised in suburban Maryland.[4]

Career

As a plus-size model Candice Huffine has become known for reducing barriers[5] in the fashion industry. Her A-list work includes being featured in publications such as CR Fashion Book, Italian Vogue (cover), Vogue, W, V Magazine, i-D and Glamour.[6] She has worked with top industry names such as Mert and Marcus and Steven Meisel as well as Carine Roitfeld.

In 2015 she became the first plus-size woman to be featured in the Pirelli Calendar[7] and it 2016 she gained international attention for Lane Bryant's #ImNoAngel campaign.[8] She has appeared in multiple New York Fashion Week's including 2017 Fall/Winter walking the runway for noted designers such as Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet and Christian Siriano.[9]

Project Start

In 2016 Candice Huffine founded Project Start,[10] a collaborative initiative with Women's Running Magazine to encourage and inspire women to begin their running journey.

Personal life

She married Shelly Lynch-Sparks in August 2023 and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.[11] [12]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography. Fashion Encyclopedia. 11 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Candice Huffine - IMG Models. 17 February 2017. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163103/https://www.imgmodels.com/model/new-york/women/17087. dead.
  3. http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/04/meet-the-new-girl-candice-huffine.html NY Mag
  4. Web site: Biography. Fashion Encyclopedia. 11 May 2018.
  5. News: At size 6 Candice Huffine was a plus-size model. At size 12 she's cracking the haute ceiling. The Washington Post. 17 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Candice Huffine - Model. 17 February 2017.
  7. Talking to Candice Huffine, the Pirelli Calendar's First Plus-Size Model. 18 November 2014. New York. 17 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Lane Bryant Throws Shade at Victoria's Secret With #ImNoAngel Campaign. Life & Style. 17 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Candice Huffine - Model. 17 February 2017.
  10. Web site: Project Start Is Telling 5 Runners' Stories From The Beginning. 15 September 2016. Women's Running. 17 February 2017.
  11. http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/models/candice-huffine Candice Huffine Married
  12. Web site: Wedding Video . 2017-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109120825/http://willthedirector.com/styled-4/index.html . 2016-11-09 . dead .