|name=VanillaHippo|image=Vanilla Hippo.jpg|caption1=|height=6' 2"(188 cm)|current_weightpeak_weight =450 lbs974 lb (442 kg)|peak_weightcurrent_weight =974 lbs443 lb (201 kg)|weight_class=USSBBW|body_type=Apple|activity=Active|earning_status=Professional|modeling_network=BBW Royalty

'''Samantha Mason''' (more known as '''Vanilla Hippo''') is a [[USSBBW]] from Denver, Colorado, United States, who models for [[BBW Royalty]]. At her peak weight she was considered the 6th heaviest woman ever. She appeared in season 8 of [[My 600-Lb life]] and has stayed in a hospital. For her reason for weight loss she names, that she wants her life back and her daughter needing a mother. At one point , she struggled getting past 3 three steps into her home, which lead to her staying in hospital. She was featured on [https://realityblurb.com/2020/12/30/photos-see-my-600-lb-life-samantha-mason-weight-loss-photos-vanilla-hippo-update/ Realityblurb].