Mikel says she began gaining weight after having her first child at the age of 22.
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Her hips ballooned with her three subsequent pregnancies.
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"My husband finds my shape sexy and we have an amazing time in bed – there’s no position we can’t do! He tells me I’m beautiful every day. Men don’t like skinny girls, they like an hourglass figure,” she says.
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Mikel lives in Los Angeles, where she is working on a psychology degree, and models for a Big Beautiful Women website to earn extra money.
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Ruffinelli tried to lose weight through milkshake and other fad diets in the past, but now she claims to be happy with her body and works hard to stay healthy.
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Mikel Ruffinelli is the proud owner of the largest hips in the world. Her hips measure an astounding 251cm in circumference.
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At a height of 1,63m she consumes 3,000 calories a day to keep her curvy figure.