Wednesday, August 21, 2013

JAG Modeling Agency Makes a Stand

This morning while eating my breakfast, I was watching Good Morning America and could not believe my ears when I heard that there's a new modeling agency that photographs models of sizes outside the societal "norm" of 0-2. The agency is working to promote true beauty in the forms of all sizes, including those who wear sizes 10 as well as the sizes in between. The modeling agency is called JAG. 

Here's a quote from the article featuring JAG in the Huffington Post: "The first agency of its kind in New York City, Jag's agenda is to expand plus-size models' work in the industry. Founded by Gary Dakin and Jaclyn Sarka, formerly of Ford Models' recently axed plus division, the new operation angles to promote a range of different body types -- even those that fall in the tricky area between the two labels. As Dakin tells Fashionista, "The goal is putting girls of all sizes on the covers of magazines, in advertising, and not stopping."

To read the entire article and view the video click here

Kuddos to the JAG team for standing strong to support REAL beauty! 
Model Jennie Runk is one of the leading models at JAG and also serves as the face of H&M's summer swimwear line.