A fashion show at the Liverpool Community Church in New York has re-defined "beauty" for both participants and spectators alike. Models of various shapes and sizes took the spotlight in this event, hosted by Ophelia's Place – an organization dedicated to helping people with eating disorders.

"'Whether you're full sized, whether you're medium sized, all of us have an incredible part of who we are that's very, very beautiful,' said Fashion Model Emme. Fashion Model Emme has always accepted her plus size figure... she's made a successful career out of it."

Mary Ellen Clausen, Founder and Director of Ophelia's Place, is concerned with the images and messages that dominate the media. She hopes to counteract some of those messages by giving girls the opportunity to be around a "plus size" model like Emme. Read more at 9WSYR.com.

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