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My Curves Have No Bounds: Curvy Red Carpet Babes Of The 2016 Award Season

We've seen a stunning and inspiring array of curvy style on the 2016 red carpets.

Hollywood certainly isn't known for its body diversity. In fact, the range of body sizes represented on the big screen tends to fall somewhere between a size zero and maybe a size six. Despite the lack of representation of curvy and plus-size women in the industry, it has been encouraging to see the body positivity and diversity growing from year to year.

As the Oscars wrapped up the 2016 award season, we have seen a stunning and inspiring array of curvy style on the red carpets. We must celebrate not only the inclusion of all body types, from the "in-betweenies" to the plus size, but also the growing options for the variety of body types on the red carpet.

In the past, celebrities like Melissa McCarthy have had trouble getting designers to agree to dress them for the awards season. And for years, many plus-size women on the red carpets were forced to wear ensembles that looked like they had been pulled from the bottom of a discount prom dress bin. Now we are seeing sensational and dynamic curvy looks being designed for plus-size women.

Take a look at the curvy women who have won us over on this year's red carpets:

Melissa McCarthy
John Shearer via Getty Images
Melissa McCarthy at the 2016 Golden Globes
Mindy Kaling
George Pimentel via Getty Images
Mindy Kaling at the Academy Awards
Ashley Graham
Alberto E. Rodriguez via Getty Images
Ashley Graham at the Vanity Fair Oscars After Party (Because that dress!)
Adele
Mike Marsland via Getty Images
Adele at the Brit Awards
Adele
Luca Teuchmann via Getty Images
Adele (wardrobe change) at the Brit Awards
Whoopi Goldberg
Todd Williamson via Getty Images
Whoopi Goldberg at the Academy Awards
Rebel Wilson
Samir Hussein via Getty Images
Rebel Wilson at the British Academy Film Awards
Queen Latifah
Trae Patton/NBC via Getty Images
Queen Latifah at the Golden Globes
Amber Riley
Jesse Grant via Getty Images
Amber Riley at the NAACP Image Awards
Elle King
Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images
Elle King at the Grammys
Adele
John Shearer via Getty Images
Adele at the Grammys
Christina Hendricks
Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images
Christina Hendricks at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
Mindy Kaling
Stefanie Keenan via Getty Images
Mindy Kaling at the Costume Designers Guild Awards
Gabourey Sidibe
Frazer Harrison via Getty Images
Gabourey Sidibe at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globe After Party
Dascha Polanco
Frazer Harrison via Getty Images
Dascha Polanco at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
Melissa McCarthy
Jeffrey Mayer via Getty Images
Melissa McCarthy at the Critic’s Choice Awards
Megan Trainor
Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images
Megan Trainor at the Grammys
Amy Schumer
Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images
Amy Schumer Critic’s Choice Awards
Jazmine Sullivan
Steve Granitz via Getty Images
Jazmine Sullivan at the Grammys
Elle King
Larry Busacca via Getty Images
Elle King at the Pre-Grammy Gala
Melissa McCarthy
Steve Granitz via Getty Images
Melissa McCarthy at the People's Choice Awards
Queen Latifah
Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images
Queen Latifah at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
Mindy Kaling
John Shearer via Getty Images
Mindy Kaling at the Vanity Fair Oscars After Party
Adrienne C. Moore
Jeff Vespa via Getty Images
Adrienne C. Moore at the Screen Actors Guild Awards

Every woman, with no exceptions, deserves to feel comfortable in her own body, and to believe that the world is made just as much for her as the next person. That's why with "My Curves Have No Bounds," we're going to get real and talk about our bodies, what we put on them, and how we feel about everything in between. We want to break down the barriers and outdated notions that plus-size women encounter everyday. So check back every other week for more from "My Curves Have No Bounds," by Amanda Montgomery of Latest Wrinkle.

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