Full Figured Fashion Week Announces The 2012 Face of FFF Week

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Full Figured Fashion Week 2012 promises to bring plus size excitement to the Big Apple once again with great fashion, beautiful plus size models and attendees and press from around the world.

This morning the new face of Full Figured Fashion Week was announced. Venessa Ann De La Rosa will host the red carpet at the finale event along with other amazing opportunities.

Venessa Ann De La Rosa, was born in Ft. Lewis, Washington and now resides in Atlanta, GA. Having a father in the military afforded her the opportunity to travel all over the US and abroad with her parents. As a young teen she grew up watching her father perform in the theater. She, too, caught the performing bug and began acting and modeling in high school. It was when Venessa participated in the Miss Teen San Antonio pageant that her dream of becoming a successful model grew into a passion. Her unique onstage presence led to an invitation to be a presenter at the Texas Tejano Music awards where she shared the same stage with the late singer Selena. After graduating high school, Venessa decided to follow her father’s footsteps and entered into the US Army where she served four years. After serving her term, she entered into corporate America, working for OfficeMax and then relocating to Atlanta to work for the Home Depot Corporate. In 2007 she decided to return to the modeling industry after being inspired by the ANTM season that featured Toccara Jones. Toccara’s resilience and positive affirmation of plus size women inspired Venessa to continue to pursue her modeling career.

Venessa recently landed an appearance in the Tyler Perry’s “Madea Goes to Jail” and “I Can Do Bad All By Myself”. She has also appeared on an episode of BET’s “Pay It Off”, hosted by Kim Coles. She has modeled on Good Day Atlanta with host Clinton Kelly of the TLC show “What Not to Wear”. She has been an extra in several TV shows as well as movies, including, “What to Expect When Expecting”, with Cameron Diaz and MTVs Teen Wolf. She has been in several fashion shows locally and nationally. This year she was able to accomplish one of goals by walking in Her 1st Fashion Week in New York for the Cotrice Collection. Her most memorable fashion show appearance thus far was the Salute to Barack Obama event which featured Felicia Dietrich designs. It was at this event that Venessa was able to meet Dr. Cornel West, an experience that she will never forget. Venessa was also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Nifty Magazine and is featured in an upcoming book entitled I Am Coffee Brown, by Regina Jackson.

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by Editor-in-Chief, Madeline Jones

Always an activist and looking to bring plus size women into a fashion forward mentality, in 2006 she combined forces with friend and online magazine publisher, Valery Amador, to create PLUS Model Magazine, where they could respond to plus women's demand for fashionable clothing displayed prominently on appropriately sized models. Since then, Ms. Jones has quickly become the, 'Anna Wintour' of the plus size industry where she is frequently called upon for her expertise and insight; Appearances and interviews include ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, Entertainment Tonight, Coco Perez, Fox News, HuffingtonPost.com and 200+ other media sources.

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