{"product_id":"hungry-a-young-models-story-of-appetite-ambition-and-the-ultimate-embrace-of-curves-9781439101247","title":"Hungry: A Young Model's Story of Appetite, Ambition, and the Ultimate Embrace of Curves","description":"Now available in paperback, Hungry is an uplifting memoir with a universal message about body image, beauty, and self-confidence, and an inspiring, cautionary tale for women of all ages.At fourteen, I was a regular junior high school student in Clinton, Mississippi, when a modeling scout told me: You could be a supermodel...but you'll have to lose a little weight. For glamour, fame, and escape, I lost seventy pounds. This is a photo of me at sixteen, when I signed a big modeling contract, moved to New York City, and started traveling around the world. It is also when I developed a ferocious case of anorexia and exercise bulimia. Until I decided enough was enough--I wanted to live. And so I ate. And ate. Offering a behind-the-scenes peek into the modeling industry, as well as a trenchant look at our weight-obsessed culture, Hungry is an inspiring and cautionary tale that will resonate with anyone who has battled society's small-minded definitions of beauty. This is me now, the leading plus-size model in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrystal Renn\u003c\/b\u003e is the leading plus-size model in America. At twenty-two years of age, she has appeared in four international editions of \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e; starred in a Dolce \u0026amp; Gabbana ad campaign; served as the final model in Jean-Paul Gaultier's Spring pret-a-porter show in a diaphanous, flower-strewn gown that Gaultier designed specifically for her curvaceous figure; was the cover girl on an international edition of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e; appeared on \u003ci\u003eThe Tyra Banks Show, The View\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Oprah Winfrey Show\u003c\/i\u003e; and has been photographed by Steven Meisel, Ellen von Unwerth, Steven Meisel, Ruven Afanador and Patrick Demarchelier. Renn lives in Brooklyn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarjorie Ingall, who goes by \"Snarly\" on SorryWatch.com, is the author of \u003ci\u003eMamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Creative, Empathetic, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Field Guide to North\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Males\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHungry\u003c\/i\u003e, with plus-size model Crystal Renn. A former columnist for \u003ci\u003eTablet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the \u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e, she is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and has also written for \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country, Ms\u003c\/i\u003e., \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSassy\u003c\/i\u003e (yes, that one). She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50850188820754,"sku":"9781439101247","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8d37047d-2344-4a28-980e-0f57f06c1a43.jpg?v=1737407861","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hungry-a-young-models-story-of-appetite-ambition-and-the-ultimate-embrace-of-curves-9781439101247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}