Size 22 Model Tess Holliday Poses for Swimsuit Line [Photos]

Tess Holliday is redefining the fashion industry after signing for Monif Clarke's swimsuit line Sea by Monif C, Daily Mail reported.

Holliday is the first ever size 22 woman to be represented by a modelling team and is also holding a record for being the first over size 18 model to be hired by Monif Clarke's agency, according to Yahoo!

"We've always featured size 14 plus models," Clarke said, "But, we thought, 'How do we make this more compelling for our customer?' The feedback we were getting was, 'We love that you show women in size 14 and 18 but what about the 22s and 24s?'"

This is where Holliday filled the gap. She is no regular 6-footer model. She is just 5'5" and she weighs 260 pounds. Clarke thought Holliday would be the prefect representation of the brand as she is a size 16 herself.

Clarke's goals are aligned with the current movement popularly quoted as #effyourbeautystandardsmovement.

Holliday was excited about this shoot. In an interview, Holliday said that when she is buying a swimwear, she makes it a point to identify how she feels while wearing it.

"It's great to buy something that may look cute but I want to buy something that makes me feel sexy and I want to feel confident when I'm going out and I want people to stare so you know I want good support, I want fun prints," said Holliday. And, as Yahoo! reported, Clarkes like "does exactly that."

Clarke's line is mainly targeted for women sized 14 to 24. They offer "boning, tummy slimming lining, underwire and vintage-inspired high-waisted two pieces," according to Daily Mail.

"I love that the swimwear is designed by an actual plus size woman. Not only does [Clarke] know what we need but she also gives us the sexy factor that's totally lacking in swimwear," Holliday said. "She gets that we don't need to hide our bodies or feel bad for the way we look yet she makes swimwear that helps us embrace our size and look good."

Aside from being a model, Holliday is actually a social media super star, according to Business Insider. She has over 767,00 Facebook fans and more than half a million Instagram followers.

Even the owner of the agency that she's signed with, MiLk Model Management Anna Shillinglaw is one of her followers.

"I started following her [on social media], and saw how many followers she had. More than most models. She's such an important role model for so many women," Shillinglaw told NY Daily News.

Holliday encourages women to embrace their bodies, whatever size it is.

"There's no reason that plus-size women can't be just as sexy or as fashionable as our smaller counterparts," she said.

Check out her photos for the swimsuit line here.