European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                And by Nancy Shulins associated press Emise Patrick a Beaulieu. Blue eyed blonde will never forge i Hor debut As a Model thiere she Sal in her dressing room trying to summon tha courage to pose in a bathing suit an ugly one piece with a skill. I could hear the photographer screaming a i he regular girls she recalls i was  then he was ready for Hor. She knew it was Lime to come Oul when she heard him a Liow of. Bring in the Ai Onel several years ago Al a coat show pal Swift a size 18. Shaed the dressing room Wilh eight Wilhelmina models size 6. Hero i was sitting Down waiting or my turn and one of Iarj girls started Yelling at me to come help her get dressed remembers Pat. A Hazel eyed blonde with a flawless complexion who in another Century might have modelled for Rubens i did t know any better so i ran Over to help her. The woman in charge said. Pat what Are you doing you re on next the models were shocked. Here i was making the same $75 an hour that they  Susan Bishop s body is her greatest asset. She works out often eats a Well balanced diet of Chicken fish and vegetables dunks lots of water and Ges Fenly of sleep " Jake care of my  she says and it shows. It also pays Oft. This year her income will lop $100.000, thanks to her perfect proportions 44-35-44. In the showrooms of new York s seventh Avenue a world of jutting jaw fines and proof Neil Hipbone. Susan b shop is a rarity among models. She is a perfect size 18 there was a time when every shopping trip ended in tears for Pat Swift. When clothes buying for Susan Bishop meant a chores Between double knit polyester  double knit polyester. When Deniss Patrick despaired of Ever finding a swimsuit that revealed More than it covered it was the Era of House dresses and pants its Numus and shills and1 every a woman in America followed the rules no fed or yellow. No horizontal stripes. No belts no Brights. No fun no More. A new age is dawning Manks to a series of discoveries by manufacturers designers Beauty editors and retailers Large size women often carry fat pocketbooks their fashion flair is on a Par Wilh their summer Sisters. Anon Given the Choice they will spend their dollars As readily As any size b an Industry that has traditionally shunned plus size shoppers is suddenly wooing them in March a layout of these fashions appeared in Vogue Magazine. A High fashion flagship of the Lane Bryant Chain opened up on filth Avenue the largest Large size fashion show in history took place at Parson s school of design and a Manhattan designer put he finishing Louches on a new couture line Tor plus sue a Ramon a recent article by new York times health columnist Jane e. Brody proclaimed the glad tidings. Iho time May finally have come to learn to live normally with food and to accept the body thai  clearly these women arc basking in their new found attention. When i do runway Woik women love me i get standing ovations says Gloria Ashanti a striking 49 year old who once modelled thin fashions. All i did was gel a Little older and a Frelle fatter says Ashanti who As a 16 twice she sire of 1he average High fashion Model has become the much photographed Symbol Lor a Chain of boutiques called the forgotten woman fur Pat Swift a former Model who broke Iho size pet Swift Center founder of Tiu Large women with Dan to panic Bainer in a full Page and in the new York times nearly a decade ago the Issue is economics As Well As acceptance. Ten billion dollars is spent each year on Large size fashions for women our Money is equal she says women have to mane that  she Speaks for a Good sized segment of the population. One in three american women 30 million in All wears a 14 or larger. One in six wears a 22 or larger. Long a Pioneer in the movement to educate manufacturers pal swill is finding Hereit at its Center. She grew up in Sacramento calif., munching diet pills instead of potato chips. I was always 3 Good Girt. I was lust overweight recalls the woman whose Gramma school classmates knew her As fat  the pills worked Tor a while but although she continued to eat carefully no pasta no Cereal no Peanut butter eventually the pounds came Back and brought friends. Unhappy in High school she blossomed in College. 1 looking Back i realize thai i Daleo More Ihan anyone. My weight was almost a Handicap and i Learned to compensate. I have a Lernlie personality. I had  armed with a criminal Justice degree she began her career As a Security guard Tor Bloomingdale s. A manufacturer of plus size Lashins spoiled Hor and asked her to be their Model she d in i believe it at first she still glows As she recalls the words she had waited a lifetime to hear we like you just the Way you  for Pat Switt & head Turner in a size 18 fur modelling was the dream i Nevi had. I was a fal girl. Fat girls Don t  despite others warnings thai Large size models were merely a passing fad swill launched her own modelling Agency plus models management ltd., in 1978 Wilh $100 and a surfeit of Confidence. Page 14 the stars and stripes wednesday