For all the attention America’s Next Top Model champion she has received for being the first plus-size model to win the competition, Whitney Thompson has a message for readers:

This isn’t valid.

“I’m not really plus-size in real life, I’m regular,” Thompson recently told reports. “I’m the weight I’m supposed to be and that’s considered plus-size, and what kind of message is that sending to girls and boys all over the world?”

As for the goals she has for her newfound fame?

“No one from the generation behind me has anyone to look up to. Truly all of their role models are in rehab or have eating disorders, and I feel like it might be a lost generation because of that,” the model said. “I’m not saying no to anything. I really want to work and work and work and just get everything I want to out there.”

Take advantage of those 15 minutes while you can, Whitney. It’s a solid strategy.

Congratulations, Whitney Thompson!

In what was seen as an upset in the eyes of many viewers, this plus-size beauty won America’s Next Top Model last night.

“There’s definitely times I’ve looked in the mirror and looked at other girls and thought, I wasn’t like them,” said the the 20-year-old Florida native. “I want other women in America to feel good about themselves…It’s amazing to be America’s Next Top Model. This is exactly what I want. This is what I’ve always wanted!”

Winning America’s Next Top Model means Thompson will be on the cover of Seventeen magazine. She also receives a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics.

Here’s a photo montage of the model. Click on each thumbnail now for a larger version…