i-D Meets Body Positivity Pioneer Paloma Elsesser

Growing up without role models who reflected who she was, Paloma Elsesser knows the importance of showing young women that there are so many different ways to be beautiful. With her doe eyes and radiant skin, plus size model Paloma Elsesser is at the forefront of the body positivity movement, winning over the industry simply by being her radiant self. She was plucked from obscurity for legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath’s Golden Makeover series, and since then has been desired by editorial spreads and ads - not only because she looks amazing, but also because she's seriously smart. In this episode of i-D Meets, we get to know Paloma in London before visiting a group of teenagers at a school to talk about how important it is as girls to surround yourself with strong female friends. Then we'll head to Brixton Village with Paloma's fellow International Girl Crew member Madeline Poole, to talk about the uplifting power of sisterhood and body confidence. Director Tom Ivin Global Executive Producer Eloise King Assistant Producer Stephen Isaac-Wilson Talent Producer Declan Higgins Director Of Photography Beatriz Sastre Sound Recordist Owen Pratt Styling Bojana Kozarevic Styling Assistant Louis Prier-Tisdal Installation Artist Rebecca Louise Law Editor Tom Ivin Colourist Ben Rozario Sound Mixer Benjamin Vavangas Production Manager Lauran Clark Production Coordinator Rosa Harris Edmonds Post Production Manager Tom Lynch Post Production Coordinator Regina Lemaire-