(The Federalist) Jamie Lopez, the founder of a Las Vegas salon for plus-size women and a model for the “body positivity” movement, died last weekend at age 37.
Lopez, according to TMZ on Monday, was hospitalized for heart complications. Her salon, Babydoll Beauty Couture, which became the center of a reality television show on WE tv, published a statement on Instagram announcing her death.
“We ask, on behalf of the Babydoll family, that you allow us time to process this tremendous loss,” the statement read. “Please keep our Babydoll family & team lifted in your hearts and prayers.”
Her show, “Super Sized Salon,” which launched this summer, only lasted a single season before the main star’s death.
At her heaviest, Lopez weighed 846 pounds and designed her company while confined to bed. She lost 400 pounds to turn her dream into reality.
But for Lopez, a social media influencer who capitalized on the pro-fat movement disguised as “body positivity,” her lifestyle changes tragically came too late.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the average life expectancy for U.S. women born in 1985 is around 80 years old. At 37, Lopez had a lot of life to live before it was cut in half.
