Australian curvy model Abby Valdes topless in New York

Disclaimer: These images contain nudity which could offend some readers.

Australian curvy model Abby Valdes took full advantage of her legal rights in New York City when she posed topless for a semi-nude shoot on the city’s sidewalk.

Abby Valdes, a self-described “nudist” and “pioneer of plus-size modelling” told The Weekly that the semi-naked shoot, which took place in the city’s bustling Chinatown district, is a comment on gender inequality women face with their bodies.

“A man can walk down the street with his chest seen and you wouldn’t blink an eye and say to your friends “Well that’s sacred and he should cover up his chest for his partner”. You don’t say that,” she says emphatically.

“Women have been objectified and banned, shamed or made to feel like its taboo to show themselves because we are an item to be sexually desired and nothing more.”

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The model says the images aren’t meant to offended but she hopes they will spark a dialogue about nudity and open people up to the sensuality of a woman’s body, not sexuality.

“I am literally, by philosophy, by belief, a nudist, I was raised that way,” she says.

“I love this conversation, I love to sit there and share with people and even religious people I’m like, ‘Jesus was born naked!'”

Australian size 14 model Abby Valdes goes topless in New York for an art project aimed at sparking conversations about gender equality. PHOTO: Abby Valdes/ JD Forte.