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US model claimed to pave way for thick girls back before Kim Kardashian

'I was making waves with the derriere phenomenon...back before KimK [and] Nicki Minaj...' the 38-year-old model said. 

As curvaceous models with busty bottoms become increasingly popular nowadays, a 38-year-old American model named  Coco Austin stood out to claim that she's the person who began the derriere phenomenon.

Her vintage photo from one of her calendars.

Austin, 38 posted one of her classic modeling shots on social media and claimed her meaning to the aesthetic trend. 'I helped pave the way for thick girls during the skinny genre to be noticed as beautiful..this was back before social media when magazines were popping, back before KimK, Nicki Minaj.' she said.

Austin also mentioned: 'During my time it was pretty much Jlo that was making waves with the derriere phenomenon...  To have booty it was considered to be fat in the modeling world.. But I helped change the minds of what booty was.'