Missy Elliott
Though Missy was applauded for her dope rhymes and beats when she hit the hip-hop scene in the mid 1990s, the plus-sized emcee was considered to be one of the hot chicks like her counterparts Lil’ Kim, Eve and Foxy Brown. But in the early 2000s, Missy began shedding pounds and by the 2005, the once oversized emcee had dropped a considerable amount of weight and asserted herself as a new type of sex-symbol.
Star Jones
It’s no secret that TV celeb Star Jones was at one point the butt of many fat jokes while serving as one of the hosts of The View. But after receiving gastric bypass surgery in August 2003, Jones began a dramatic weight-loss journey, eventually shedding over 160 lbs over the course of three years. Though her denial of her method of weight-loss stirred up controversy, the ultimate result is nothing less than stellar.
