Fans are buzzing over Love Island USA season 8 bombshell Melanie Moreno after discovering her past as a plus-sized model. The Philly native turned LA resident has everyone chatting about body representation on the show.
Melanie Moreno, 24, strutted the runway for PrettyLittleThing in Miami years ago. She opened up in a 2021 Voyage L.A. interview about dreaming of modeling since age 10 before ditching it for something practical.
Her manager spotted her potential and signed her anyway. Now she manages a bikini store instead of walking full time.
Social media lit up with comments like “where tf are all the plus-sized baddies” and calls for thicker representation. Fans still praised her looks from catwalk clips to villa vibes.
So… will the show lean into more body diversity, or is this just another round of villa tea?
