Burke, who was discovered four years ago in her hometown of Brisbane, has signed a one-year deal with the 236-store retailer, which targets women sized 12 to 28. The campaign will place her at the forefront of Torrid's swimsuit catalogue, store windows and web site. It's the highest profile deal for a plus-size model in some time, and Burke was understandly excited when she landed it.
"I kind of freaked," she told Women's Wear Daily. "It was just so exciting. A plus-size model going under contract with a brand hasn't happened for years, and it couldn't be with a better company."
Burke wears a series of one-pieces, bikinis and tankinis in Torrid's swimsuit catalogue. "It's not your typical catalogue," says Burke. "Sixty-eight percent of women in America are over size 12. Why can't we be put in the magazine as well? Who's to say we aren't good enough to be in there? What's wrong with putting me as the face of a company or using us in a magazine or putting us out there in a fashionable way?"(Via Women's Wear Daily)
