Womens_Health_Australia_December_2016

Robyn Lawley

27, PLUS-SIZE MODEL, MOTHER

Lawley’s been an advocate for healthy body

imageever since she signed with Bella model

management,anAussie‘plussize’modelling

agency,atage18.“Ahealthybodyisn’tdefined

by weight or size. It’s about so much more,”

shesays.“Growingup,Iplayednetballand

basketball and swam competitively. At the

momentI’mfocusingonmycore;being

[188cm], [a strong core] is crucial for

my posture. I see older members of my

family already hunched over and I’m

determined for it not to happen to me.

Idohotyogamostdaysandkickboxing

threetimesaweekforcardioandtoning.”

Shepointsoutthat,asamodel,herbody’s

thetargetofpubliccritique.“It’ssometimes

hard,butyou’vejustgottoignoreit.Ironically,

it’s through my modelling that I’ve finally

accepted my body. I wanted to pose for

Women’s Healthbecause I remember how

IfeltwhenI’dsee[themodel]CrystalRenn

in magazines. She taught me I didn’t have

to be a size [eight] to be beautiful. I want

other women to feel just as empowered.”

@ROBYNLAWLEY

of men are more

attracted to a woman’s

bum than her breasts

Source: University of Buenos Aires

60%

SIZE SIXTEEN

AND SUPER

DECEMBER 2016 womenshealth.com.au 125

PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHN WRIGHT