FBM: What is your name? Ivory: Ivory May Kalber FBM: What is your most memorable experience since being a model? Ivory: Copenhagen fashion week!!! I walked in the most amazing show for Zizzi, a Danish line that makes super fashionable clothes for plus-size women.
FBM: Do you have a nickname? Ivory: I usually go by Ivory May and my closest friends call me Ives FBM: If you could use only one word to describe yourself, what would it be and why? Ivory: I can't choose just one...so I'll say real and beautiful. I'm very real...I say what's on my mind, I have confidence and I truly value being honest and real with myself and others. Beautiful...I know that word is overused and women usually shy away from saying they're beautiful, and that's exactly why I say it. My body isn't perfect, my life isn't perfect, but it's perfect for me and I love it all and it's beautiful. I have done so much work to make my insides beautiful and I let that radiate...and I love creating beauty. (Not to get all deep, lol!)
FBM: How did you hear about Full Blossom? Ivory: I've seen it on Facebook and such...I always keep my finger on the pulse of everything plus size.
Ivory May
FBM: What are some of your hobbies or things you enjoy doing in your spare time? Ivory: Beach volleyball, singing, cooking, Scrabble, going to live events, being kind to animals.
FBM: Who and what continues to inspire you throughout your life in general? Ivory: All of the other plus-size models I work with. FBM: Do you have a favorite quote or phrase that gives you extra drive? Ivory: Always go after what you want and ask for more than you think you deserve, because that's what you truly deserve. FBM: What obstacles have you had to overcome while breaking into the modeling business? Ivory: Everything! It's a cut throat business.
FBM: At what age did you realize you wanted to become a model? Ivory: 9
FBM: In times when you felt like giving up, what kept you Ivory: Luckily because I have such a great team I've never felt like giving up.
FBM: Who and what were your inspirations which made you decide to become a model? Ivory: Cindy Crawford because she was curvy...and then all of the plussize models in Mode Magazine back in the late nineties.
FBM: What advice or last words do you have for women reading this magazine? Ivory: Believe in yourself, don't hold back, your dreams can be yours if you work hard.