PHOTOS: The former plus-size model shows off her new slimmer look in the SI swimsuit issue and talks about her weight loss! KATE UPTON’S NOT THE ONLY ONE MAKING A SPLASH IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’S NEW SWIMSUIT ISSUE…MEET CRYSTAL RENN, A MODEL WHO’S PROVING YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE STICK THIN TO BE A BIKINI BABE… IN 2009, PLUS-SIZE MODEL CRYSTAL RENN REVEALED HER VERY PRIVATE STRUGGLE WITH HER BODY. IN HER BOOK, “HUNGRY.” SHE OPENED UP ABOUT ANOREXIA, HER DRASTIC WEIGHT FLUCTUATIONS, AND ADMITTED THAT HER SIZES HAVE RANGED FROM A DOUBLE ZERO TO 16!! FAST FORWARD TO 2012 AND CHECK HER OUT ROCKIN A BIKINI FOR SI! THE NOW, FORMER PLUS-SIZE MODEL, WHO CREDITS YOGA AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FOR HER NEW LOOK, TELLS PEOPLE.COM, “Now to settle at a size six or an eight, it’s a really interesting place to be, because there are very few sixes or eights.” AND SHE NEVER FELT SELF-CONSCIOUS ABOUT HER BODY DURING THE SWIMSUIT SHOOTS. “There’s a woman at SI who’s made it a point to make sure that the models are healthy,” SHE SAYS. “They’re not interested in who’s the thinnest model of them all, they’re about the girl. We all have different bodies. There’s not one type that’s idealized.” CRYSTAL ADDS, “I have found a place of stability when it comes to how to view my figure.” AND IT SURE LOOKS GOOD ON HER.
