Plus-size models strut their stuff

In African wax print dresses and tight-fitting evening wear, the "plus-size" models strutted up the runway in Kisumu, western Kenya, in a special event designed to celebrate the beauty of larger women.

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Started nine years ago, the East Africa Plus Size Fashion Affair is, according to founder Winnie Wenga Walcott, the only event of its kind in Kenya, despite the fact the region "has mostly really plump women".

"We have seen the media really trying to focus on a certain body type of women," she said. "And in so doing, this has really affected their self-esteem."