Calvin Klein is facing online backlash over a new lingerie ad campaign featuring a "plus-size" model who is only a size 10, (though New York Magazine reports that she's closer to a size 8).

Generally, plus sizes start at size 12.

The model, 27-year-old Myla Dalbesio, "obviously doesn’t fit in with the skinny girls but she certainly isn’t shopping in the plus-size section and her representing the category is perplexing to many people," writes Yahoo's Lauren Tuck.

In an interview with Elle.com, Dalbesio said, "I'm a bigger girl ... I’m not the biggest girl on the market but I’m definitely bigger than all the girls [Calvin Klein] has ever worked with, so that is really intimidating."

Calvin Klein does not explicitly label Dalbesio as a plus-size model in the campaign for its new "Perfectly Fit" line.

A Calvin Klein spokesperson told The New York Times, "The new Calvin Klein Underwear Perfectly Fit imagery features models Myla Dalbesio, Jourdan Dunn, Amanda Wellsh, Ji Hye Park and the face of the brand, Lara Stone, in several styles. The Perfectly Fit line was created to celebrate and cater to the needs of different women, and these images are intended to communicate that our new line is more inclusive and available in several silhouettes in an extensive range of sizes."

Victoria's Secret also recently landed in hot water for a lingerie ad campaign. The ads featured images of Victoria's Secret angels next to the slogan, "The Perfect 'Body.'" The company changed the slogan to "A Body For Every Body" following online backlash.

Here's what people are saying about the Calvin Klein campaign on Twitter.

—c o r s o (@WhyofCorso) November 10, 2014

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