Mrs. Figueroa-Jones is a NY native and former plus size model. After appearing in several magazine's, working for numerous designers and participating in several television segments including Aqui Y Ahora for Univision and Court TV's Star Jones' Talk Show she began reaching out to the plus size community by serving as a moderator for VenusDivas.com and Empowerment Editor for AmazeMag.com. Madeline has experience on and off the runway and served as Casting Director for Hips, Heals and Curves, a traveling fashion show featuring plus size clothing and designs. Always an activist and looking to bring plus size women into a fashion forward mentality she combined forces with friend and online magazine publisher, Valery Amador, to create PLUS Model Magazine.

As Editor for PLUS Model Magazine, Madeline has been producing issues which push the envelope with both exclusive interviews with some of today's top models and edgy fashion editorials aimed at featuring today's plus size modeling industry in it's truest light. Expanding the PLUS empire, PLUS Model Radio was introduced in March 2008 (www.blogtalkradio.com/plusmodelradio) with host Chenese Lewis which is today's number one podcast for plus size women in the industry. In January 2010 she implemented 18PLUS, a new feature within PLUS which will push the plus size modeling industry by featuring plus size women, models and entertainers who wear a size 18 and larger. Madeline was also on the production team of Full Figured Fashion week (www.fffweek.com) in 2009 and started 2010 with a bang with write ups in The Daily News and brought PLUS to the CNN audience with Creative Editor at Large, Mia Amber Davis.

Madeline is also a mother to daughter Madison Eladia Jones and wife to photographer, Luke Jones, who works primarily with plus size models via www.lucaspictures.net.