Who Is Hunter McGrady: 20 Must-Know Facts About This Plus Size Model

Big is beautiful, and curvy model Hunter McGrady proves it. Featured on the cover of Sports illustrated Swimsuit’s 2024 60th Anniversary Legends issue, the size 16 model is a positive and inspiring role model to young girls with her perspective on body image.

Despite beginning her career as a regular-sized model at the age of 15, she transitioned into plus-size modeling at the age of 19 due to her inability to meet the unrealistic beauty standards of the agency she signed with. Here are some more surprising facts you never knew about this bodacious blond who is taking over the fashion industry:

She was born in Los Angeles on May 4, 1993, to an actor father, Michael McGrady, and a model mother, Brynja McGrady.

Hunter McGrady’s net worth is approximately six million dollars.

She has an older sister, Michaela McGrady, who is also a model. Together, the sisters host a well-known podcast called Model Citizen. Their younger brother passed away in a car accident in 2021.

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In high school, Hunter McGrady experienced bullying. She says that people would constantly call her too tall while criticizing her for not being pretty or skinny enough.

She’s married to a man called Brian Keys, who workes in advertising. They met on Snapchat. The couple has a son and a daughter. Their first baby, born in 2021, is a boy. They also had a daughter in 2023.

Right after Hunter married her husband, they went to Disneyland on the way to their honeymoon. On her Instagram, she wrote, “The honeymoon comes later, Disney comes now! My Prince Charming.”

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Nahhh were about to bring body positivity/neutrality/self love back #plussize #selfimprovement
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