Candice Huffine | |
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 Huffine in 2010 | |
| Born | October 15, 1984 Georgetown, Washington DC, US |
| Occupation | Model |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
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Candice Joy Huffine (born October 15, 1984) is an American plus-size model represented by IMG. A former teenage beauty queen, she signed her first modeling commercial contract in 2000 and has since crossed over from the commercial world into high fashion.
Candice Huffine was born on October 15, 1984, in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and raised in suburban Maryland.
As a plus-size model, Candice Huffine has become known for reducing barriers in the fashion industry. Her A-list work includes being featured in publications such as CR Fashion Book, Italian Vogue (cover), Vogue, W, V Magazine, i-D and Glamour. She has worked with top industry names such as Mert and Marcus and Steven Meisel, as well as Carine Roitfeld.
In 2015, she became the first plus-size woman to be featured in the Pirelli Calendar and in 2016 she gained international attention for Lane Bryant's #ImNoAngel campaign. She has appeared in multiple New York Fashion Weeks, including 2017 Fall/Winter walking the runway for noted designers such as Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet and Christian Siriano.
In 2016, Candice Huffine founded Project Start, a collaborative initiative with Women's Running magazine to encourage and inspire women to begin their running journey.
Huffine married Shelly Lynch-Sparks in August 2023 and lives in Brooklyn, New York.