Jamie Lopez, the founder of Babydoll Beauty Couture, a Las Vegas salon for plus-size women and a model for the “body positivity” movement, passed away last weekend at the age of 37 due to heart complications, TMZ reports.
Her salon announced her death on Instagram, stating, “We ask, on behalf of the Babydoll family, that you allow us time to process this tremendous loss. Please keep our Babydoll family & team lifted in your hearts and prayers.”
Lopez was also the star of the reality TV show “Super Sized Salon,” which aired for one season on WE tv before her untimely death.
At her heaviest, Lopez weighed 846 pounds and started her business while bedridden. She eventually lost 400 pounds in order to turn her dream into a reality.
The pro-fat movement, also known as “body positivity,” promotes the idea that all bodies are healthy regardless of size.