Tamera McLaughlin: a small model with big ambitions

In the last decade, girls with a non-standard appearance have increasingly begun to appear on the covers of fashion glossies and on the catwalks. No one is surprised by plus-size models, with vitiligo and even in wheelchairs. It's time for the "little people" - model with dwarfism Tamera McLaughlin (Tamera McLaughlin) is rapidly gaining popularity.

In July 2023, Tamera McLaughlin became the first ever model to walk the Miami Swim Week catwalk in a swimsuit. Her appearance was unexpected, and the audience greeted him with delight. On the same day, Tamera made a post on Instagram, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to participate to the organizers of the event and separately thanking the owner and designer of the Naava Swim swimwear brand.

Heather Tamera McLaughlin was born on October 27, 1997. She lives in Washington DC, USA. Nothing is known about the model's family and her childhood. In the biography of the girl there is only a mention that she received a bachelor's degree from Trinity University of Washington in 2020. McLaughlin's height is 138 cm, and she weighs only 38 kg.

Before starting a modeling career, McLaughlin became a popular blogger. Her Instagram and Facebook accounts appeared in 2014. To date, the total number of McLaughlin's publications has exceeded 5,000! Most of the girl's posts are professionally made photos in different images, as well as short comedic videos.

In 2015, Nicki Minaj posted a video of McLaughlin dancing to "Feeling Myself". This gave a good impetus to the development of the blog. Since 2018, when the number of Tamera's followers exceeded 100 thousand, she began to earn money from advertising. Basically, the girl represented hair care products. In 2019, she was invited to star in Leo Amari's "Honda Civic" music video.

Now only 780 thousand people subscribe to McLaughlin on Instagram. The girl believes that today it is not the growth of the model that is more important, but her charisma.