Changing the Face and Body of Beauty Contests
Chloe Marshall platform includes showing young women that it is ok to be plus size and that plus size and beautiful are not oxymoronic. One of the main assumptions about overweight women is that they must be lazy. Chloe is far from lazy. The future beautician likes to exercise and her routine includes a healthy dose of running and horse back riding.
She has received a mixture of positive and negative press but lets face it any kind of press is helpful these days. This lens is dedicated to the beautiful Chloe Elizabeth Marshall.
Three reasons to love Chloe Marshall

- 1. She's a curvy chic.
- 2. She's goal-oriented.
- 3. That smile!
"I wanted to go through to the Miss England finals to break the stereotype that you have to be tall and skinny to be considered beautiful."
Chloe's Vitals
Weight: 12 stone 8lbs / 176 lbsHeight: 5ft 10in
Dress: 16
Bust: 36D
Stats: 36/32/43
Birth: 3/27/91
Chloe's Miss Surrey 2008 Talent Video
Video produced for the 2008 Miss England Pageant, where Miss Surrey - Chloe Marshall ended up being placed 2nd. This talent video was deliberately filmed in a different style to catch the attention of the judges and audience, which it did! Directed and Produced by Justin Dorey - Copyright 2008
Miss England Competition
The Miss England title is just one of many titles owned by the Miss World organization. It is an annual national event run by successful beauty contestant winner by Angie Beasley. This competition's focus is young women 17 - 24 years of age and living in England.The Miss England competition is a stepping stone for the winner who will then go on to complete for the Miss World title.
To visit Chloe's official picture click on Miss England link below and then on "regional heats" in the categories. You will see a listing of towns on the right hand side. Scroll down to Surrey and click.
We'll be able to find out Chloe's chances of becoming Miss England on July 18, 2008.
Visit the Miss England Competition.
Congratulations Chloe !!!
Chloe Marshall earned second place (or first runner up) in the Miss England competition in July 2008.

The Miss England winner was Laura Coleman and Vanessa Lansom is the second runner up.
Let's Attack the Curvy Teenager
Read Grenwell's article in the Daily Mail.
Too Fat for a Tiara?
Weigh in on whether you think Chloe is too fat to ultimately win the top prize in the Miss England competition.
Do you think that Chloe Marshall sets a bad example?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, she does. Her appearance in a prestigious award condones being over weight. The world is in a crisis!
Avy says:
I can only speak from personal experience, but when I was 190 pounds, I did NOT look as chubby as she does. I was muscular and athletic and even though I wore a size 12/14, no one believed I was pushing 200 pounds. I can't imagine my being 6ft vs her 5'10" makes that big a difference. Muscle occupies less space than fat...
Her weight appears to come from inactivity. That's what's unhealthy. Being overweight isn't a health problem, being fat is.
Posted April 15, 2009
Angela says:
I don't think she's really fat, but she's likely not as healthy as she could be.
Posted August 30, 2008
Julian says:
i think she is as curvy as a basketball.....
she stands for lazyness and non-willingness to get off the couch and take care of yourself. she claims to take care of herself, but the evidence is otherwise. 135-140 pounds would be understandable, but 180.....hmmmm. I am tired of looking at obease women everywhere.
Posted August 26, 2008
max says:
The last thing we need in a world full of obese children, is someone on the media saying it's fine to be "big and beautiful". I want my kids to be healthy, practice sports, be able to sleep in a regular bed instead of a hospital-like one. Yes, she has a pretty face, but it's definitely not my definition of beauty.
Posted July 24, 2008
esteban says:
no we need more like her.
Posted May 18, 2008
She's smart, she's beautiful and she's curvy. She's a perfect role model for women and young girls.
Victoria says:
I think she is setting a good example. one that says your beautiful being a full sized women. i love you chloe. thanks girl for giving me hope.
Posted June 08, 2009
Victoria says:
No i dont. She is a very beautiful full sized women. Yeah shes not your tooth pick size pageant contest. whoopty-do. That makes her unique. I hate when people say that she is big and that she is setting a bad example. Well guess what shes not. She loves herself for who she is. She is my role model. Cause people tell me that im not pretty or skinny enough. then i look at chloe and i say no im not. people dont know how much they hurt her. i love you chloe.
Posted June 08, 2009
Rose says:
She is Beautiful and healthy!
People just can't stand that she eats and is still beautiful.
And I feel sorry for people that are emotional stunted by ignorance that the media puts out there.
Posted May 23, 2009
CreativeKitty says:
Chloe Marshall is fabulous. She is a positive role model for girls and women who are not size 6,8,10 or 12. Personally i can't think of anything worse than being skinny and scraggy. Being skinny does not equal success in life. We need more positive normal-looking rolemodels for women. Ignore women like Monica Grenfell and listen to Gok Wan. Being big, fat obese,large, whatever you want to call it is not necessarily a sign that someone is lazy and unhealthy. The obsession with being stick thin is unhealthy.All my life i was a size 14-16 and loved and so did the men in my life. I worked out for 1 1/2 hours 4 times a week and did yoga everyday. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 7 years ago and thanks to steroids and other medication i'm now a 16-18. However, i don't eat meat or dairy products only fish. I don't lose any weight but my diet is very healthy lots of fish, pulses, vegetables, fruitetc and i walk 20miles a week and do 40 minutes of intense youa at least 4 times a week. Monica Grenfell calls herself an expert in diet and fitness but she's not always right. As long as you eat healthily, keep chocolate as an occasional treat and exercise then being fat doesn't mean unhealthy. And just to add my new man loves me just the way i am, he says he appreciates every luscious curve, and he not some dodgy waster but a higly educated, successful man. Good luck to Chloe in everything she does just don't lose weight.
Posted April 14, 2009
Brad says:
I think she looks incredibly hot. I wish more women this size were confident of their appearance, and that men and other women wouldn't shame them into thinking they're ugly because they're not super skinny. She's curvy, feminine, and looks like a real woman. I think it's sexy.
Posted March 24, 2009
Gez says:
Far from it! Plus size models like Chloe represent the average women on the street and good for her! She is a very beautiful girl too!
Posted January 28, 2009
Gus says:
The tiara goes on the head and everyone that use its own head will be watching a beautiful woman.
Gus
Posted January 10, 2009
The Fat Girl's Guide to Life
by Wendy Shanker
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"Vibrant, vivacious, and gorgeous, Wendy Shanker is a fat girl who has simply had enough-enough of family, friends, co-workers, women's magazines, even strangers on the street all trying (and failing) to make her thin. Written in Wendy's wonderfully funny and candid voice, The Fat Girl's Guide to Life provides thought-provoking insights, statistics, and body-image resources intended to restore a realistic standard of beauty and self-acceptance to the 68 percent of American women who wear a size 12 or larger. The Fat Girl's Guide to Life invites you to step off the scale and weigh the issues for yourself."
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"Girls are under such crazy pressure to be thin these days. I'm not a stick insect but I've got a strict exercise regime and I enjoy looking pretty."
Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Your Health
by Glenn A. Gaesser
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"In this authoritative, easy-to-read book, Glenn Gaesser, an exercise physiologist, challenges the conventional wisdom that excess body fat poses a danger to health. He explains that it is the fat in your diet - not your weight - that is harmful, and presents scientific evidence of the benefits of body fat. In addition, Gaesser presents a "20/20 program" for achieving optimal health and metabolic fitness through 20 minutes of daily moderate exercise and a complex-carbohydrate eating plan. This edition includes a new introduction and updated research."
Models Plus
In 2008 Chloe is signed with Models Plus, a London model agency who handles Female/Male/Classic/Families & Kids and women size 10-18.Here is Chloe's tear sheet.
Chloe You're Beautiful
The Chloe Wiki Bio
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Chloe Marshall (born 1991) is a British plus-size model from Cranleigh, Surrey in south-east England. She is the first size-16 (US size 12) model to pass into the finals for the Miss England tiara after winning over seven other girls for the Miss Surrey title in March 2008.
Marshall's physical statistics make her an unusual contender for contests normally vied for by so-called 'size-zero' figures. In April 2008, she weighed 12 stone 8 pounds (176 pounds/80 kg), sports a 36E bust on her curvaceous 38.5-32-42 figure, and stands five foot ten inches (1.778 m). This gives her a Body Mass Inde...
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Chloe Marshall in the News
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ABC News - Plus-Sized Beauty Queen: 'Fat' or Inspiring?
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The Sun - Model Chloe is sweet (size) 16
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100% People - Monica Grenfell: Who do you think you are?!
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Babble - Should an "Overweight" Beauty Pageant Contestant Be a Role Model for Young Girls?
But beyond that, do girls really need the message more...1 point
How Good - Monica Grenfell is a headline whore
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Daily Mail - Chloe unveils a curvy look in first official bikini shoot | the Daily Mail
Chloe Marshall is the teenage beauty queen who bro more...1 point
BBC - Newsbeat - Health - Size 16 girl in Miss England final
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BBC NEWS - Size 16 model becomes Miss Surrey
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Mirror.co.uk - Chloe Marshall becomes the first size 16 Miss England entrant
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London Paper - Miss England's first plus-size entrant flies flag for curvy girls
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100% People - The Sky's The Limit For The First Ever Plus-Size Miss England Entrant
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100% People - Chloe Marshall on This Morning!
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100% People - Chloe Marshall through to regional finals!!
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Telegraph - Sweet 16: Plus-size model Chloe Marshall reaches Miss England final
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100% People - Chloe Marshall is Miss Surrey 2008!
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Daily Mail - Does my sash look big in this?
At size 16, she's the beauty queen - and Miss Engl more...0 points
The fat supermodels! - The Times of India
REAL women are back. And fat is sexy, once again. more...0 points
Size 16 girl scoops second place in Miss England
A 17-year-old girl today became the first size 16 more...0 points
Chloe Marshall, Size 16 First Runner Up to Miss England (Photos)
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Self-Esteem Comes in All Sizes: How to Be Happy and Healthy at Your Natural Weight
by Carol A. Johnson
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"Carol Johnson once thought of herself as an "un"--unattractive, undisciplined, undesirable, unmotivated, undeserving, uninvited--but no more! Having struggled since childhood with diets, low self-esteem, and the prejudices of others, she has come to believe that being overweight does not make you bad, lazy, or less deserving of happiness. And it has become her mission to make other people understand that their weight is not a measure of their self-worth."
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It's Official
As of July 2008, Chloe Marshall has her own website!If you visit her home on the web you will find a bio, a gallery of lovely images, links to press mentions and of course the latest news and events.
Visit Chloe's Official Website.
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RichLeigh wrote...
Excellent lens about a woman I previously knew absolutely nothing about. I sure know a lot more now and feel that your lens is well deserving of 5 stars. As for Chloe Marshall; She's a beautiful woman and has an excellent shape too; what more could you possibly ask for?!
mureksoy wrote...
I don't understand how people can think that she is a poor role model, especially as compared to the usual size 0 models. Please . . . I'd rather feel great as a size 10 than starve my body for essential nutrients to maintain a size 0. Seeing all the skinny models out there certainly hasn't taught our children to eat healthy or stay slim. It's helped to create eating disorders and negative body image. There is no way that seeing a larger, more average size model can be a worse influence on our daughters than what we've seen in the media for the last 20 years. Remember when models were a perfect size 8?????
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daoine wrote...
She's really pretty. Her facial features suit her shape too, so I don't think she'd look as lovely if she were any thinner.
Evan wrote
She's gorgeous all right. I hope finally bags of bones and skin can be a thing of the past. One thing that bothers me is that these same curvy women refuse to go out with a husky man--they seem to specifically seek out scrawny guys or muscleheads. Where's the love for your husky brothers?
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