Rosie Mercado (born March 28, 1980) is an American plus-size model, celebrity makeup artist, fashion designer and television personality of Mexican descent.

She is best known for starring in reality television show Curvy Girls on NuvoTV and featuring on National Geographic Channel's Taboo.

[6] In high school, she was a 'tomboy'[7] and felt that she did not fit in because of her size (which has driven her to promote plus-size diversity in the entertainment industry).

[3] Many times fashion industry people liked her face in her portfolio but balked after seeing her in person due to her size, and told her that if she lost weight she would have more work.

[5] She has appeared on National and International Television, From Telemundo and Univision and is a special correspondent with the shows Dr. Phil and The Doctors on CBS.

In 2012 and 2013, she starred in season one and two of NuvoTV's reality television show Curvy Girls which captured the daily life of four plus-size models as they realized their dreams in the fashion world.

[10] She is a co-host on a talk show produced by Dr. Phil McGraw called Face the Truth on CBS and has her book coming out in 2019 with publishing company Harper Collins One.

[5] She promotes body diversity and is now a lifestyle coach that inspires women to embrace their authentic beauty and self love and acceptance, and her and her husband had a son in March 2020.