The first four years of XL Girls presented girls who also appeared in Voluptuous magazine, such as Eve Tyler and Laura Bailey, often in a section called “Plumper of the Month.” The popularity of Plumper of the Month led to the idea of a spin-off magazine that only featured larger ladies. But would it sell? There were no magazines that focused entirely on them. Reader feedback and the fraternal nature of the guys hot for this kind of girl (as the editor of XL Girls magazine put it) was a powerful motivating force in publishing the first issue as a special edition. As the years moved on, we began to seek out models specifically for XL Girls.
