Myla Dalbesio
Pageantry and modeling
In 2004 16-year-old Dalbesio was crowned Miss Wisconsin Teen USA.Through the pageant she was scouted by Jeff and Mary Clarke, who tried to put her in regular-size modeling.
After being turned away by "straight-size" model agents at a scouting event in St. Louis, Missouri, at age 16, Dalbesio was eventually signed by the Ford Modeling Agency as a plus-size model (size 10), when she came in for a meeting at age 18.
She has appeared in editorials for magazines including LOVE, Purple, Vogue India, Dazed & Confused, Lui, Bon, Oyster, Twin, Viva Moda, Elle France, and Elle Italia.
