Rosie Mercado

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. She has been a special correspondent and life coach on the TV shows The Doctors and Dr. Phil and a co-host on the entertainment talk show Face the Truth.

Early life Mercado was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Riverside, California but she spent most of her life in Las Vegas, Nevada when her parents moved their business there.

Mercado is of Latino descent; Her parents have a business in Las Vegas and she comes from an entrepreneurial background. Mercado's parents have always has been supportive of her in life and her career. In high school, she was a 'tomboy' Mercado studied Business Management at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Since she was young, Mercado had the desire to make it in the fashion industry, but she had insecurities primarily fueled by her weight issues. She did voiceover work for English and Spanish national and international commercials. In June 2013, she was a special guest on The Ricki Lake Show, speaking about plus-size swim fashions. She co-hosted on a talk show produced by Dr. Phil McGraw called Face the Truth on CBS. HarperOne published her memoir, The Girl with Self-Esteem Issues in 2020.

Makeup and fashion design Mercado turned her makeup skills into a career. Mercado managed to start losing weight to deal with mobility issues and embarrassment as she became larger and larger.

Personal life Mercado lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California. She is a mom of a daughter (born 2000) and two sons (born 2006 and 2007).