Mo'Nique: Full-Figured, Funny and Fabulous Mo'Nique Imes was born on December 11, 1967, in Baltimore. As a child, she didn't let her large physique get in the way of being the most outrageous or outgoing. In fact, in school she was voted Most Popular and Best Dressed. At age 17, Mo'Nique began working as a plus-size model and took to the limelight immediately. And when she got married at 20, tying the knot didn't dampen her appetite for fame. She got her wish after her brother dared her to hop onstage at a comedy club one night. The result? Mo'Nique brought down the house, and just one year later, she was performing at ""Showtime at the Apollo."" However, Mo'Nique's home life wasn't going as smoothly. Her spouse turned violent, so she fled to Atlanta with their son Shalon. There, she did the comedy circuit rounds for several years. But in 1997, her luck drastically changed: She fell in love and remarried, and also landed a guest role on the sitcom ""Moesha."" Mo'Nique's over-the-top quips
