The Love Your Body Campaign was launched by the NOW Foundation’s Women Health Project in September 1998 as a national day of action to speak out against negative media image affecting women. Since then activists all over the country on Love Your Body Day express their rejection against distorted beauty standards and harmful advertisements in different venues like rallies, pickets, house parties, classroom discussion and more.
NOW Foundation is affiliated with the National Organization for Women (NOW), a 44-year old largest women’s rights organization in the United States that is geared towards a gender-fair and gender sensitive society. NOW has more than 500,000 contributing members (men and women) in more than 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Los Angeles – Hollywood NOW is a local chapter of NOW that specifically focuses on the needs, issues and concerns of women in Hollywood. They endeavor towards redefining the image of women in Hollywood, recognizing real beauty as healthy bodies inside and out.
This year, the Hollywood NOW celebrates the 5th Annual Hollywood NOW Love Your Body Day in West Hollywood on October 
22-24, 2010. Love Your Body Day is a production of Chenese Lewis Productions, LLC co-sponsored by the city of West Hollywood. It is an annual event for women of all sizes where they converge to celebrate a day of self-acceptance and promote positive body image. Like last year’s celebration, a number of events are being lined up that includes a launch party, festival, comedy show, and body image panel discussion.
Hollywood NOW was proud to announce Whitney Thompson as a celebrity host for this year’s Hollywood NOW Love Your Body Day celebration particularly for the festival part slated on Saturday, October 23rd from 12-4 in the afternoon at West Hollywood Park Auditorium at 647 N. San Vicente in West Hollywood. This is a free admission and open to the community. The festival features an entertainment by various performers - singers, actors, dancers, and spoken word artists. Most important and enthusing part of the festivities is the `real women fashion show’ featuring the creations of various plus size designers and retailers.
About Whitney Thompson
Whitney Thompson is a 23-year old American who is the first full figured model to win the tenth cycle of America’s Next Top Model. She has modeled in various outfits like People Magazine, Forever 21, Saks Fifth Avenue, Converse, Torrid, featured in a campaign with Pure Energy/Target, and a lot more. She is a spokesperson for the Right Fit brand of Fashion Bug. Presently, she is signed with Wilhelmina Models, one of the prominent agencies in the fashion industry worldwide.
She is the 2010 ambassador for the National Eating Disorder Association. She is an entrepreneur having launched her line in jewelry and candle collection called Supermodel. 
