Rosie Mercado –  Gastric Sleeve Surgery

You know you are gorgeous when even at 410 pounds you are enviably stunning! We’re talking about plus size model Rosie Mercado. It was an uncomfortable experience during a flight that persuaded Mercado that the time had come to lose weight. It was actually when a flight attendant requested her to purchase another plane seat, as she literally couldn’t fit into only one. Well, embarrassing, but likely lifesaving! By 2018, Mercado has lost 240 pounds by means of gastric sleeve surgery—which cost her only a fraction of her $4 million account. Of course, being half her size only makes her perhaps three times as beautiful!