By Dayne Hudson
"Men don't fancy skinny girls", says Mikel Ruffinelli, who holds the record for the biggest waist measuring in at eight feet.
And she says she's perfectly happy with how she looks.
Her husband Reggie also can't get enough, and says: "I tell people all the time: I have a license to work with heavy equipment."
Mikel is a mum-of-four from LA, and claims husband Reggie goes as far as worshipping her curves.
“I’m extreme, I have an extreme physique. I love my curves, I love my hips and I love my assets.”
But of course it's not all smooth sailing - she's forced to walk sideways around the house to avoid becoming stuck in corridors.
She also finds it tough to get in the shower, and has to drive a very wide truck accesible via a step ladder, because a normal car just isn't big enough.
Denise Souder
Mikel has appeared in a documentary titled World's Biggest Hips - together with Denise Souder, also known as "Sweet Cheeks".
Denise is a Las Vegas stripper at the age of 56, with a waist over 6ft (74 inches).
She also sells videos of her online, and occasionally gets her "weight gainer" daughter, 23-year-old Rachel in on the shows too.
Her outlook is simple: “God gave it to me, why not love it and use it?
Her partner Steve calls himself a 'chubby chaser', and says Denise would be less attractive to him without the hips.
They met after Steve put an ad in the local paper seeking a lady over 133 kilograms (293 pounds). They then got married!
But it hasn't always been the perfect love story - 12 years ago Steve left Denise......for a larger woman.
So how did they get back together?
Well, Steve ended it after his fresh lover decided she'd have weight loss surgery, so a year ago he got back with Denise.
Steve admits her suffering health as a result of his desire for a large woman makes him feel guilty.
He says: “I want her to be as fat as she can be but not be unhealthily fat and there’s a fine line there."
She puts up with arthritis in her hips and knees which makes it really hard for her to get around.
But, she obviously thinks the sacrifice is worth it!
