She also competed in the Miss New York pageant in 2009 and walked the runway for Full Figure Fashion Week.
She followed Ashley Graham to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated when they started embracing plus size models.
True beauty with a pure heart! And anyone could prove it by asking friends, relatives or even strangers down the streets how they define a plus-size woman.
She began her career as an actress but soon moved to plus-size modeling after participating on an episode of the Tyra Banks Show.
We expect the Baltimore-born beauty to take the industry by storm very, very soon.
Morales On November 12, 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 784.
Some of the magazines Mendez has appeared in include People en Español, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Essence, and Shape.
She grew up in Los Angeles, California.