Top Plus-Size Model Christina Mendez Named ‘Model of the Year’ by Full Figured Fashion Week

Model set to participate in selected week-long activities and accept prestigious award on June 18th

Online PR News � 10-June-2016 – Popular Plus-Size Model and Autism Advocate Christina Mendez has been named Full Figured Fashion Weeks 2016’s “Model of The Year”. Known as the Oscars of the Plus-Size Industry, Christina will attend a number of Full Figured Fashion Week events happening June 12th thru 18th as well as co-host the following event:

Full Figured Fashion Week Presentation featuring The Best of Spring 2016 from Lord & Taylor
Date: June 17th, 2016
Location: Lord & Taylor, 424 Fifth Avenue (38th Street), 6th Floor, New York, NY
Time: 2:00pm

“I am honored to be named Full Figured Fashion Weeks Model of the Year and extremely grateful to Gwen DeVoe for creating a platform where body diversity is accepted and can be shown in a positive..all body types will be celebrated,” says Christina Mendez.

For information and interview opportunities on Christina Mendez, please contact Irene Myers, Navigation PR, (e) irene@navigationpr.com or follow Christina on her social media sites: Official Website- http://www.christinamendez.com, Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/ChristinaMendezFanPage, Instagram- http://www.instagram.com/modelchristinamendez, or Snapchat- modelcmendez

For information on Full Figured Fashion Week and its upcoming events (June 12th-18th) please log onto- http://fffweek.com.

About Christina Mendez

Christina Mendez has become one of the modeling industries Top Curvy Models to date as well as an advocate for Autism Awareness (fashion campaigns and appearances include The Today Show, The Meredith Vieira Show, New York Fashion Week (2016, 2014, & 2013), Full Figured Fashion Week, Ashley Stewart, Sofia Vergara, PLY Apparel, Rue107, People en Espanol, DailyMail, Plus Model Magazine, Latina Magazine, Shape Magazine, London Post, BET’s Rip The Runway, Blood Sweat & Heels, Oxygen’s The Untold Stories of Motherhood….and more).

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