Holly MacGillivray: Busty pianist named ‘star in a bra’ by lingerie company …
May 3, 2015 by admin
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A well-endowned piano player has been named ‘Star in a Bra’ by a lingerie company for big-breasted women.
Holly MacGillivray, 25, a busty pianist from Wales, was given the accolade following a worldwide search for the new face of the Curvy Kate underwear company.
The 34HH musician is a former Army Cadet and revealed she struggles to buy bras, due to her large bosoms.
“It can be a nightmare buying lingerie when you have bigger boobs,” she said.
“I can never just buy a bra on the high street, I always have to order them online and it’s tricky to get a good fit.”
The singer and pianist decided to enter the competition to win a modelling contract with the brand after reading about it on a plus-size blog.
“A few people told me I should enter, so I just thought ‘why not?’, she said.
She sent photographs of herself to the company in January and received an email a month later saying she had made it through to the top 25.
“I had completely forgotten that I’d entered, so it was a big surprise,” she laughed.
“My friends and family were all a bit shocked, especially my mum, but they’re all really pleased for me now.”
A month later, Holly was told she had made it into the top 10 and was invited to London for a photoshoot.
“I’d never done any modelling before and, although they made me feel comfortable, I did feel a bit daft doing some of the poses,” she said. “But it was a lot of fun, because I got to meet other girls from all over the world.”
Holly, who is currently working as an entertainment manager for a holiday company, was pictured in a 1970s-style room, wearing red lingerie and holding a phone.
During the trip she also had a professional fitting and went from wearing a size 38E to a 34HH.
The photographs of the finalists were published on the company’s website and viewers were invited to vote for their favourite.
Holly said: “I wanted to help women of all shapes and sizes feel confident and realise their size does not define them.
“I’m a size 18, and if you are a bit bigger, it can knock your confidence to always see skinny models, because you think the clothes won’t look good on you – but we are all beautiful.”
Following the public vote, Holly narrowly missed out on the top prize – a photoshoot in Portugal and a year-long modelling contract.
The competition was won by Sophia Adams, from London, who wears a size 32JJ.
It comes after an anorexic who nearly died after her weight dropped to just four stone makes an incredible recovery and lands modelling career with size EE breasts.
Megan Armer ate just a single apple every other day when she was in the grip of the illness aged 17 – weighing 4st 3lb.
Megan, from Leeds, battled with the condition for two years, and has finally fully recovered – signing a contract with a modelling agency.
