Candice Huffine

Candice Joy Huffine (born October 15, 1984)^[3] is an American plus-size model represented by NEXT Models.^[4] A former teenage beauty queen, she signed her first modeling commercial contract in 2000 and has since crossed over from the commercial world into high fashion.^[5]

Candice Huffine
Huffine in 2010
Born	(1984-10-15) October 15, 1984 (age 41) Georgetown, Washington DC, US
Occupation	Model
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Agency	NEXT Models (New York, Milan, London, Los Angeles, Paris)[1][2]

Early life

Candice Huffine was born on October 15, 1984, in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and raised in suburban Maryland.^[6]

Career

As a plus-size model, Candice Huffine has become known for reducing barriers^[7] in the fashion industry. Her A-list work includes being featured in publications such as CR Fashion Book, Italian Vogue (cover), Vogue, W, V Magazine, i-D and Glamour.^[8] She has worked with top industry names such as Mert and Marcus and Steven Meisel, as well as Carine Roitfeld.

In 2015, she became the first plus-size woman to be featured in the Pirelli Calendar^[9] and in 2016 she gained international attention for Lane Bryant's #ImNoAngel campaign.^[10] She has appeared in multiple New York Fashion Weeks, including 2017 Fall/Winter walking the runway for noted designers such as Prabal Gurung, Sophie Theallet and Christian Siriano.^[11]

Project Start

In 2016, Candice Huffine founded Project Start,^[12] a collaborative initiative with Women's Running magazine to encourage and inspire women to begin their running journey.

Personal life

She married Shelly Lynch-Sparks in August 2023 and lives in Brooklyn, New York.^[13][14]