Curvy Girls- Reality TV on NuvoTV

The program Curvy Girls is a reality show on NuvoTV that focuses on four plus-sized models as they work their way into modeling industry.

The first episode introduces us to Lornalitz, Denise, Ivory and Rosie. At first I thought the show set up these four women to compete with one another in order to win competitions.  I had an idea that it would be like the well known show, America's Next Top Model, hosted by Tyra Banks, except with Latinas.  I was surprised to see that it was actually a reality show simply about the lives of these women, who are "different" because of their size, and how they are trying to achieve success.  I had not yet come across a reality show that focuses on women the way the producers of Curvy Girls does and was pleased to see that not only are there four women being presented, but they are not your typical skinny models, they are beautiful full figured women.

Within this first episode we follow these women as they proceed with their daily activities.  They go to professional modeling agencies trying to get signed.  They work either individually or together on shoots for clothing catalogs, commercials, clothing stores, fashion magazine, etc., and always have time to stop and share their feelings about what they are partaking in, as most reality shows do.  What I found most interesting is that these women are not only full figured, but they are latina.  What is interesting is they are able to break down several paradigms because they are full figured latina women.  This is rarely seen in Hollywood and definitely rarely seen in the so called top modeling city in the U.S., New York.

I have mixed feelings on what all these women are portraying of Latina culture because I am still not sure if every single one of them is actually Latina, but I am looking forward to watching more episodes to find out.  Lornalitz makes it clear that she is a Puerto Rican from N.Y., and Rosie speaks spanish many times during the episode so she is probably Latina, but I can't be sure of the other two characters. None the lesss, I am excited to see what kinds of stereotypes and representation of Latinas NuvoTv is presenting to us with this program.