Stefania Ferrario

About Stefania Ferrario

Stefania Ferrario is an Australian plus-size fashion model and art nude model. In 2012 Ferrario shaved her hair off to raise money and awareness for cancer, alopecia and trichotillomania. She then grabbed the attention of fashion photographer Peter Coulson who photographed Ferrario for his book In My Pants, a charitable publication to raise money and awareness for cancer and the Cancer Council Australia. In February 2015, Ferrario started a campaign with television presenter Ajay Rochester to end the use of the term "plus size" to describe models who are above a US dress size 4 by the modelling industry. Ferrario posted a picture with the caption "I am a model FULL STOP" with the hashtag "#droptheplus" which gained coverage in the media and was heavily discussed, with mixed, but mostly positive reactions, on social media and within the fashion industry. She is a vegan, and frequently takes part in protests for PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). In 2017 Stefania was amongst the four faces of Melbourne Fashion Week. In an interview with Fuse magazine, Ferrario stated that she is tri-lingual, speaking English, French and Italian and identifies herself as bisexual.

As of March 2024, she has amassed 1.0 million followers on Instagram and 329,000 subscribers on her YouTube platform.