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Curvy woman who struggled to find suitable bikinis sets up own brand – and makes £1.5m
body positivity influencer started her own brand.Karina Irby, from the sunny beaches of Brisbane, Australia, regularly defies trolls by sharing uplifting and unedited pics of herself on Instagram.While the 32-year-old is known for her empowering Instagram account, she also owns the brand Moana Bikini, which is all about female empowerment.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, Karina shared how she doesn’t let the haters win“Moana Bikini came about because I had a lot of personal insecurities and I also grew up as a little surfer girl and was addicted to swimsuits so it was always a running joke in my family that one day I should start a bikini line,” she told us.“However, uneducated at the time, I didn’t know anything about business. It took me losing my job at a local surf shop that I loved for me to look into it.“I lost my job quite abruptly and it hurt me so much.