Buzz·Posted on 2 Oct 201523 Women On What Being Plus Size MeansWe spoke to women at the first Curve Fashion Festival in Manchester.by Iona St JosephBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Bethanie Hathaway 2. Louise O'Reilly from Style Me Curvy 3. Samantha Lees and Katie Theaker 4. Nicolette Mason from nicolettemason.com 5. Hayley Hasselhoff from My Look to Frame 6. Rachelle and Jenny Cockell 7. Tess Holliday from tessholliday.com 8. Rebecca Argent, Miss British Beauty Curve 2015 9. Lisa Riley from Just Be You 10. Emily Blake, Miss British Beauty Curve 2014 11. Lucy Collett from lucy-v.com 12. Charlie Hooson-Sykes from Gin Fuelled Bluestocking 13. Danielle Vanier from daniellevanier.co.uk 14. Georgina Horne from Fuller Figure Fuller Bust 15. Syreeta Badu from syreetabadu.com 16. Sam Rowswell from Fatty Boom Tatty 17. Nickee Rayner from Big Bawdy Burly Beauty 18. Lexie Aggrey-Madamori 19. Diane Opoku 20. Elia Johnson, model 21. Moresha Ibele, model 22. Danielle Braverman from daniellebraverman.com 23. Zoe Pennick, founder of The Curve Fashion Festival