i think its great. it is to my understanding that alot of these woman are dealing with massive body issues and this brings these issues into the light. perhaps this will be a way for these woman to get the help that some of them need....... i also think that this is a good thing for generl society. i know for a fact that seeing skinny model make my younger cousins feel insicure that they are not or going to be as skinny as these girls and hopefuly this will pave a way for them to see that being sickly thin is not that ideal.

oooh god, cmon..theyre models, theyre supposed to be skinny, like a coathanger for the fashions...i mean...would you REALLY wanna see a fat chick on the runway..?didnt think sooo..and yeaa real woman this real woman that but first of all, since like 60% of the us are dangerously obese, theres nuthin healthy bout the average size 14, and secondly, the stuff you see on the runway isnt meant for real life..its a really exaggerated version of whats gonna come to the store..im not sayin ppl should starve themselves and shit, cause very skinny looks kinda ugly too, no boobs no butts nuthin that guy like, but first of all, the models are supposed to be unrealistic, so leave them alone, and secondly, im so tired of the american glorification of fat, cause ppl are juss too plain lazy to go work out

I agree modeling is for skinny not for fat people. Thats nasty besides the clothing wont be as attractive. A fat person on a runway, no no no!!

If you would be offended by an averaged size woman or man on the runway then how do you get through life when you see them on the street and sidewalk? Do you see how shallow those comments are? When people are practically killing themselves to fit what the public thinks they should look like, then serious problems exist in our society. We are not stuck with a choice between stick people or largely obese people on the runway. There is a safe and happy medium as well.

Sometimes I think the regulations are used to appease the general public who have grown just as large as models have grown small.
Honestly, I think people should worry more about their weight then the weight of a model. I think they're trying to deter the issues of their own inadequate figures.

Young girls and women are at the mercy of these beyond attractive models. They look sick. When has the fashion industry ever cared about real women. Real women have an understanding that their height, bone structure, and weight are intertwined. Frankly, healthy men like women who are curveous and have some meat on them. Trust me, if the designers keep displaying these anorexic looking women there will be a big backlash. It has already started.

There's nothing fat about a woman who'a a size 6 as opposed to an underweight model wearing less than zero who hasn't eaten anything for 3 days because a show is coming up - that's not attractive, healthy, safe or even mentally fathomable.

Well, I don't think anyone's demanding that the runways be stuffed with fat models. I think people nowadays are looking for healthier-looking people, not stick figures. It's also for the good of the models themselves. Remember there is such a thing as being too thin. Didn't a couple of Latin American models pass away not too long ago?

Why not band a certain weight? Name one negative thing that would come of this? Underweight models would be out of a job? And it's not just a good decision for the models but maybe the start of new healthy beauty for woman. Maybe woman won't feel the need to change themselves so much, they can just be beautiful the way they are!

The thing that is bad about banning a certain weight is that some people are naturally small. I wear size zero, sometimes smaller, but I am not unhealthy in any way. It's not that all these models are thin, its just that the rest of the world is big. Is Tyra too skinny? Is Hedi Klum too skinny? No they are beautiful and healthy looking. They are just skinnier than the average woman, and that p*sses the average woman off.

a size 6 on the runway? Gross! I don't want to see anyone THAT fat up there.

I agree with Nicole, there are many models that are naturally small. Not all thin women have an eating disorder. I'm not supporting anorexia or bulimia, but it pisses me off when people criticize thin women for being thin. I am a size 2, I eat right, and I workout. I take care of myself to look the way that I do. So why should I have to put up with people assuming that I have an eating disorder if that's not even the case? So do I have to be fat to be considered normal in this country? This is why I am not a fan of the Dove campaign. I'm not a size 14 so does that mean I'm not a real woman? And I understand that some people have a metabolism problem and that's why they can't lose weight, but a lot of times, like sexyprep said, is that people just don't try. We are a fat country; obesity is a huge problem.

I think that enforcing any standard is the wrong route to go -- you are telling skinny people, that they are disgusting, but it is just as bad as telling fat people, that they are disgusting.
We are an overweight nation -- world population -- I do not think banning certain weights is the way to go. I agree with Elle -- this is all just a way to deter people from the real matter at hand, PEOPLE ARE FAT AND UNHEALTHY and if they can't change themselves, and they are the vast majority then they will change the minority which happens to be thin models - actress' - children. We are hurting them, and honey no one is getting any skinnier and the models aren't going to be out of a job for long...if at all.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" --
Lose weight - stop tearing down people who haven't blown up to the size you are.
In essence -- get over it.

Okay, there are body types of all sizes, and clothes definitely look better on skinny models. And I totally agree that we shouldn't be celebrating size 14s, because that simply isn't healthy. But I think the regulation is right--if you're under a healthy body mass index, you don't model. You can be a size 00 and have a healthy BMI. You can be a six 6 and have a healthy BMI. That's a great way of measuring how healthy someone is. That way you don't have girls starving themselves--you have girls embracing their size and becoming as healthy as they can.

well, they're not talking about banning size 0 models...they're talking about body fat ratios...I have a friend who's a size 0, and she's very skinny, but, her weight to height ratio is HEALTHY

If they can get models to have healthy weight ratios, then there is hope for others of us who feel like cows every single time we see a woman who is nothing more than skin drapped over bones!

I think that the real issue is not BMI of the models on the runway but, the societal image that you have to be thin to be perfect. It is great that some of the ladies posting are thin and with healthy BMI's! Great for you, however, I workout and am older my size is 16 and I am 5'3". Women in my family being Native American are thick, short, with big bones; it is our genetics. Yet, I have a healthy BMI. We need to celebrate the diversity of health not focus on stereotypes and extremes in either direction. We need to learn, educate, and point to health as beautiful as a nation, until we do we are not truly making a point about beauty!

I think this has nothing to do with encouraging fatness. Nobody wants overweight models on the runways, period. But just like obesity is a huge health problem so is anorexia and bulimia. I'm a size 0 which can't be considered being fat by any standards and as a teenager sometimes I felt like a cow when comparing myself to these models. I've known many girls who by the time they are 10 are already dieting and with low self esteem because they don't look like the girls on the magazines. This is as unhealthy and risky as being obese.

Models are supposed to be showcases for the clothes.. so I agree that they should be thin and attractive. However, a line is crossed when women start dying to get jobs. If any other job forced had those kind of standards, we might protest that it was sexist and old-fashioned. But because the women impose these standards on themselves, its ok! I agree that America is way too obese and that needs to change. A healthy body is an ideal! I'm a size four, but I eat a lot and work out daily. And those who are naturally thin shouldnt be discriminated against either. But come on! Models are dying out there! There has to be a balance, folks!

I think restrictions are a good idea on both ends of the spectrum. Models should have a healthy BMI (over 18 and under 25). Moderation is a concept that Americans seem to have given up by the wayside. I know it is hard for me. I struggled with anorexia for 5 years and now I teach High School and I am continously angered by the messages given to the girls in my classes. Stop telling our children that they aren;t good enough. Whether a size 2, 6, 14, or 22, let's focus on teaching our children to value themselves and what they can contribute to the world. That has a lot more to do with their souls than their weight.

i think women of a variety of sizes and body shapes and colors should be able to be models if they wish, all mingled together.... I've been told in the past that i am fat by guys and girls (I"m 5 feet 10 inches tall and have a medium frame bone structure, weigh 150 lbs to 155 lbs, and am curvy but on the slimmer side).... girls sometimes look at each other like, "are you really going to eat that?" I wish we didn't. I have definitely been hurt by comments in the past about my body/appearance. In another era, or even just in another country, it wouldn't be considered unattractive to be a size 10 and 5 feet 10 inches tall, but in this one it is. I don't get why. It's hard to get an idea of what cute clothes would look good on me when I look in a magazine and see no one who remotely resembles me, yet I am the consumer to buy this stuff??? I think there should definitely be a variety of models, clothes, etc..... Being a size 10, at my height, weighing 150 lbs, is NOT FAT. Anyway, that's my rant for the day. :)

Just wanted to comment, having been a part of the modeling world for a while now & having many friends who are in it. Yes, there are women who have faster metabolisms than others; however, everyone I've ever worked with has been on some form of diet since they were in their early teens. Even the ones who are "naturally thin" maintain their size by either not eating or doing blow. I've seen girls pass out while sitting in a makeup chair because they didn't want to get fired for being caught eating. Once I went to a casting for a show and when I walked in (despite being a size 2 with atleast the top 3 ribs showing) the designer sighed in disgust and said "Why are you here? You're too big. I told the agents I only want girls who look sick, like they've just come out of the hospital." The designers are really the ones who set the tone for what's "chic" & they're the ones who promote the negative body image. And as long as people keep buying their clothes they'll keep thinking it's ok.

A size 14 is not disgusting. I am a healthy BMI but my curves make me a size 14. My sister is smaller than me but she is close to a 12 and she is actually underweight but she is not anorexic. Her metabolism is really fast. All I am saying is the people buying there clothes and providing them the income to have these artist shows come in all different sizes. I am really sick and tired of people assuming that the reason some one is fat is because they are lazy or don't want to work out. I have been over weight and it had nothing to do with weather I was lazy. Just like Thin Anorexic people have body image problems Obese people have body image problems also. Some one should do a study on how there problems are actually quiet similar just one has taken another avenue to express it. It all a mind over matter issue. Its a psychological problem.

I just think they should use a BMI range for the models. The models should take physicals just like they are atheletes.

A woman can weigh a lot and still be beautiful. You people who are saying things like Kathy, darling, or char aren't only IGNORANT and insensitive, but down right sad. Any woman who's happy with herself and has enough self-esteem to walk down the runway has a right to, no matter their size. I personally agree with Libby, that we women have a lot more than our bodies to contribute to the world. I'm just saying this because I see the effects of the super thin style on girls everyday. I'm 16 and I live in LA, where fads rules all else. I've seen peolpe doing horrible things to themselves for years, from water diets to heroin, because of it. I just wish the girls who are hurting themselves gain the mentallity to accept their bodies before it's too late. We should be worrying about how this thing is crushing women emotionally, phisically, and mentally. If kathy, darling, or char are old enough to know this, they should swallow their pride and try to understand that this strive of perfection is killing my generation.

take a look at tyra today Nicocle! She loves the way she looks now. Even everyone giving her grief has not changed her mind, Anyone see her on the cover of some magazine looking better than ever in size 14 or 16? That was tyra wasn't it? And are we forgetting what the word "model" means? A model for the freakish clothes, not the way of life for the rest of us in the real world. And I am a big girl myself, so if they want to be virtually invisible when they turn sideways, let them.

I think that a size 6 is acceptabple on the runway. We do need some average women on the runway. That is ridiculous how skinny these girls are. And lisa i totally agree with you in all aspects to this topic... It is sad to see how ignorant people can be and that is a damn shame!!!

I definitely agree with the ban on super-skinny. I'm not saying that models can't be thin, it's just that there's a point where being this is not healthy. Seeing these skeletal models at fashion shows gives the public the wrong ideas about how they should look, but it also affecs the models as well. Some of these girls really shouldn't be working so hard. I think it's great that there is a minimum BMI in some modeling industries. It acknowledges the fact that models are thin, but not anorexic. It actually discourages that. All I can really say is: It's about time!

I find it really interesting that the posters tearing down women are choosing not to work out their mental muscle, and write such poorly constructed and vapid commens riddled with grammatical errors. Maybe if you ladies picked up a book, instead of some weights, you might actually contribute to the world instead of making it worse. There are far worse things to be in this world than fat, and you ladies are prime examples! I personally can't even look at how nice the clothes are on the runway when I see some model's razor sharp clavicle sticking out, so to me, uber-skinny models are not only distracting, but take away from the aesthetic quality of the clothes. While I am not saying that we should switch to obese models, I think that we should go back a few decades when models were around a size 6 and looked healthy!

It is complete crap that models are being stopped from being in shows because they are too skinsy..as a skinny woman I think that skinny women in gereral get so much crap for being their normal size. Stop hating and talking about us just because we are thiner then you.

Why are women always sniping at each other about looks, men, kids, jobs, etc.? We are all different and we have a lot to offer each other in friendship and support. We should aim for the 18-25 B.M.I. range and love ourselves and respect each other as healthy individuals.

Come on, people! It's not like the rail thin models we have now would be replaced by 357.4 pound women, The point is to have the models be thin, not skeletal.

i don't think that we should have morbidly obese people on the runway but it would be nice to see someone thats a size 7 or 8. it would be alot nicer to look at than some skeleton with painted on skin. sadly though people cant see past their bodies for them to be models. its very depressing for me to be told that im fat when i wear a size 5 just because i dont look like an anorexic woman. this world is gonna end up killing itself just to look like an unrealistic person. sure there's some people out there that could stand to lose a few pounds, but when you where a double 0 theres no way in h*ll that you should try anything but to gain a couple. i just wish more people would realize what this worlds high standards for models does to us average people.

I found it interesting that women that are not thin are the ones criticizing the ones that are. I have something to say to those women. Stop hating us because we have not blown up to your proportion. Like fashionfan said, I also workout and eat right to look the way I do so I make no apologies for being thin and either should thin models. And why is it that bigger women bullshit themselves? Just face the reality, if you're fat, you're fat. If you're thin, you're thin. I'm not trying to be offensive, but what is the point in making excuses for your size? I find it amusing when a women who wears a size 14 and higher tells herself that she is "curvy". Honey, rolls of fat are NOT curves.

Ok, models will be models. If they choose to have that job and be that skinny then I guess that's their choice. But what really bothers me is how much criticizm naturally skinny people have to put up with. I'm like that, naturally tall and skinny but it's just the way i am. I totally agree with fashionfan also, and i don't think i should have to put up with others constantly assuming that i'm anorexic or something. it rrrreally makes me mad how everyone for some reason thinks it's ok to make fun of people like that. For example- AT LEAST once a day i get someone that tells me "wow, your sooo skinny". but it would be considered extremely rude to tell someone that's overweight, "wow, your sooo fat",now wouldn't it??? i dont think it's fair at all, because to me ITS THE SAME THING. being labeled "too skinny" or "anorexic" hurts just as much as being called fat.

Chelsea I completley agree with you it's hurtful to have people grab your arm and exclaim 'wow I can fit my fingers right around your arm! When your 16 and paranoid about your body, but at 28 I have accepted that my genetics are like that and although it could be looked on as flattery it wouldn't work that way in reverse. I am naturally thin but hate the bone jutting models/ Nicole Ritchie/ Victoria Beckham type fashion role models. Why can't naturally thin girls( UK 8/10) get the jobs instead of forcing weight obsession instead of unnatural role models? I don't think these girls make the clothes look better 'cause you are so taken by looking at the bones.

That whole thing about 'you don't want to see fat models on the runway' thing is bullshit.
Every time I see a plus-size model walk down (or even a NORMAL size model-at least someone who isn't a stick) it makes me feel better about myself, and that I don't have to be unhealthy to be beautiful! We shouldn't glorify people who are unhealthily overweight, same as we shouldn't glorify people who are unhealthily skinny!
It works both ways, people.

Ok you guys. We're not asking that the 80-lb models turn into 300-lb models. We just want people who aren't starving themselves to be 80 lbs, and then when they are 82.3 lbs they decide to throw up.

It is not about weight. It's about being healthy physically and mentally. If it has to be explained any further then it's going way over your head.

I agree that models are to thin and something needs to be done about it. That being said, when do we do something about the overwhelming problem of obesity in the United States? I don't think there should be overweight models either! What is that saying? Both are wrong in my book!

I don't think They Should get Hired if their Sickly unpretty nasty Skinny.
But Being a size 0 isn't always Bad.
and their tall too so it adds up.
Leave the poor Girls alone!
It's Not Fair! It's their choice if they want to be Models,and They know what their getting into! they know that Modeling requires sertin Choices, even if they Are unhealthy....
This is so stupid...

I was amused reading all the comments from the "size 0" women. Nobody says that if you eat healthy and excercise you should be banned. It is the "skin and bone" models that affect people today. I know 8 year old girls that want to start dieting to be stick thin. Now why should that be if healthy eating and exercise are what you are trying to promote. A diet is consuming less calories than you burn, not being stick thin.
By your standards, I am fat, at size 12. But to me, I feel comfortable and receive many compliments from both men and women.
Maybe we should all start treating each other as we would like to be treated. You don't want to be labeled and neither do I. Maybe if this happened, this topic wouldn't even be necessary.

When I was a teen in the 80s, a lot of models were a size 6 or 8 & anything less than that was considered "too skinny". People younger than me may not remember this from the magazines. How is being rail thin, GAUNT, skin hugging through the skeleton like you are half dead and ready to snap in half like a toothpick... how is this considered SEXY? We need to get rid of this flacid image and get more meat on their bones.

HEY, I would like to ask why so many of the 00-2 sized women are saying a size 6 is fat? I range from a 2-6 depending on the brand, but as a general rule, I'm a 4. There was a time when I was a size (3-4) that I worked out 4 days a week for 45-90 minutes a day. I ate very well - as in healthy. then i worried that i was too big because i was not a size 2...started working out no less than 2 hours a day and ate only 800 calories a day. Once my size 3 shorts and jeans were a lil loose, my body just stopped losing weight, and while I had that nice flat stomach, my hipbones stuck out, and I felt worse about myself than ever before - I was no longer enjoying life. self deprivation of anything with over 3 grams of fat and 100 calories can take it's toll. So ladies, I kindly ask that when i am currently maintaining a "healthy" weight and lifestyle, you refrain from calling me fat. "Thin" is a proportional thing, someone can be 6 ft tall and a size 8 and look thin... think about it.

I think there is a difference between naturally skinny models and forcibly skinny models. I cannot comprehend how any of the forcibly skinny models can survive when others are telling them not to eat, when it is something we all must do in order to live! Is modelling really worth your health or even your life??? If these female models are not eating enough to be healthy in order to keep their jobs, then they are being brainwashed, same as a cult. Where are all the forcibly skinny male models? Or are there only forcibly skinny female models?

It's funny, as I was reading Mel and Chelsea's paragraphs, for some reason, I got the impression they are in they're twenty's(or younger), are tall, and have faster metabolisims. Now, if or when they have kids, and hit middle age, they mite not be speaking so confidentaly, when they put on 15 pounds and their stomacs start getting frumpy. However, I do agree that many people critisize super thin models, because they want to feel better about them selves. Models should just all be in the healthy B. M. I. range. Thats all.

toa comment to sexy prep..maybe models arent supposed 2 b unrwlistic..but u know wat ??..in the end theyre people and its not right for any PERSON to be dangerously skinny and starve themselves..three models have died already from that..to me thats just plain wrong..theyre people and shouldnt be pressured into thinking theyre fat just becuz they look normal. im not saying im against people being skinny..im against people saying theyre NOT skinny when they are

well, i must say that i enjoy eating(and healthy foods at that!!) and i love being outside and moving, so even if i am considered "obese" by the people who find SKELETONS sexy and a size 6 "fat," i know that i am the happiest i've ever been, having been bulimic and anorexic when i was young. so skinny people be skinny, and curvy (yes, CURVY!) people be curvy, and fat people be fat, but just don't try to force starvation diets and extreme exercise on little children...it will ruin them.

well, i think they should just leave models alone. We are use to seeing tall and skinny models on the runway and i feel that there is no problem with that if the doing it in a healthy way because being too skinny and over weight is not healthy.

well, i think they should just leave models alone. We are use to seeing tall and skinny models on the runway and i feel that there is no problem with that if the doing it in a healthy way because being too skinny and over weight is not healthy.

I don't think they should be banned, I just think they need some 'thick' girls on the runway also.

obviously someting is wrong with the fashion industrty. Young women all over are dying from anorexia/bulimia.
I think it's completly stupid to say this arguement is targeting skinny women. No, not skinny wmen but UNHEALTHY women, whether fat or large. And while it would be unfair to reject models who are naturally thin, something must be done about the entire unhealthy weight issues that certainly do exist amongst models as well as portraying a proper image for all of their viewers.
I seriously don't think many people would like to see any model over size 8 on the run-way ( we have to admit the fashion/entire entertainment industry thrives on thwarting the perception of what is beautiful and what's not)a breakthru. Start bringing on women who sizes vary from NATURAL zero to sizes 6 and 8.This would def. have a greater effect and leave a better impression on women.
Finally I think the new health laws being introduced are fab.

In response to Trinity, yes I am in my 20s; I am 21. But I am not tall (5'2"), and I do not have a fast metabolism. There was a time when I didn't take care of my body like I do now and I gained weight (surprise, surprise). I went from 103 lbs. to 115 lbs. But when I started taking care of my body again, I went back to my normal weight. I think there is a solution to those women that criticize thinner women to feel better about themselves: how about just be healthier, as in eating right and working out to feel better?

I agree with Lindsay that we need some average girls on the runway to give us confident ;). Skinny models gives us( ...ahmem well those who are a bit on the thick side)a complex that we are fat. :(.

It seems absolutely insane to ban someone from a particular career because of their physical attributes. Are people so obsessed with weight that they can't bear to look at skinny people?
Although some of those models have weight issues, many are also just naturally skinny. Who knows- if they were naturally "big" and loved modelling, perhaps they'd do it for more mainstream lines or plus size brands. Why should they be chastized for being skinny? They don't need to be glorified either, but it's not fair to put them out of a job. That is what it boils down to- money.
If people are concerned about younger girls/women, teach them self-respect and build their self-esteem. You can't shelter your children from the ads, but you can restrict it. Although, it does seem a bit bizarre that "skinny" is being equated to evilness/sickness by many people posting comments. There is just as much brainwashing by the people against skinny models as there is by media pushing the images.
Health is the real issue. If the skinny girls

are healthy, then that's great! If girls with more meat on their bones are healthy, great! Teach your kids (and yourselves) about health and self-esteem, and I think this whole concern would be a non-issue.

I agree that current models are creepy looking and way too skinny but I think everyone who talks about different people "deserving" to be models is wrong. Nobody deserves to do it, it's a job. You do it and you get payed. If you don't fit the description then you don't do it. The models decide to take these jobs and do dangerous things to fit in. Maybe if no models would starve themselves we wouldn't have this problem. They could always get another job or eat and leave the designers high and dry.

I am amused to see so many naturally thin gals speak up here. Being unable to gain weight while having a very healthy appetite can be as devastating as being overweight and unable to lose it and starving. What is unrealistic about the fashion industry is that they advocate being super skinny, but if you ARE super skinny, you can't buy clothes off the rack. Stores don't stock clothes for skinny gals. I became discouraged as a teen and had to make my clothes. It is humiliating to hear men make comments like "you could cut yourself on that." After the birth of my second child, I went to a weight trainer to tty to build up what little there is of me into something that looked heavier, curvier, and meatier. That worked; I was taught how to work out for volume, and shape. But I still could not buy clothes off the rack. Now, at 52 menopause has done it's magic and I have been over 100 lbs for nearly 3 years. At 5'5" that still leaves me at a size 4T, but I can occassionally find clothes that fit in stores now.

What the ----?! There are people who are healthy at a size 0, and it's pretty normal for their height and bone structure, ect. On that same point, though, there are those of us who are a size 14 (yes I'm a size 14) and are still able to walk and move and are not obese. I'm 6 ft tall, and would have to be severely ill and/or dying to ever fit into anything below an 11 or 12. This is the way I'm built. I'm a vegetarian, and perfectly healthy. I don't think it is okay for super-skinny models to be portrayed as beauty icons. We don't need to be 70 pounds to be beautiful. I think we should be more focused on the health of those people we find so desirable to look like rather than the weight!

ok, this is one of the greatest ideas for the fashion industry right now. Many teenage girls look at these proffessional models and say "i want to be that skinny". this is the cause for a lot of eating disorders. I have a friend who is a model and is extremly skinny, but is always complaining about how fat she is. I think that this is great and should definatly stay as a rule.

It is not the SIZE of the models that is the issue, it is the BMI. Like other women have mentioned, you CAN be a size 2 or size 14 with a HEALTHY body weight. I am a size 10 and considered healthy. What is wrong with you people thinking it needs to be one extreme or the other. Healthy is healthy, no need to starve yourself to stick thin levels, you need to be at a healthy BMI. Get educated! That is the point, people believe it is about the size, this is forcing the issue that we need to be healthy for our body frame and weight. NOT obsessive!

I think the super skinny look is freaky. I look back at photos of myself when I was a size 0, and think I looked horrible. I have always been a naturally thin person and had to work to put some muscle on. I am not "jealous" of the skeletal look; I really don't think it is attractive. It is very distracting to look at the clothes on someone that skinny because I can't stop thinking about how the legs look like sticks and the arms are freakish. I am now a size 6, and I really think that the sizes between 6 and 8 are just about perfect. I also remember back in the 80's and even back to the 70's when models were about that size and I really do think it looked better. I find super skinny to be distracting.

I think women come in all shapes and sizes for a reason. While I'll agree that I don't want to see someone 500 lbs on the runway, I don't want to see someone that weighs 75 lbs either. I think that society as a whole is concentrating way too much on "thin is in," and not enough on healthy lifestyles, either way. There is a balance, and we all need to work for that, myself included! :)

For everyone who is bitching about being "naturally thin" there is a HUGE DIFFERENCE in appearance between being naturally thin and having an eating disorder. HUGE DIFFERENCE. I truly don't understand america's obsession with weight extremes... can't there be a middle ground?! And an 18 BMI is not healthy, the minimum is 19.5. So far as saying a size 6 is "fat" it's people like YOU who contribute to the massive trend in eating disorders we are seeing in freaking 7 YEAR OLDS!!! I hope to god you don't have children as they'll be lucky if you don't kill them. Jesus people, be realistic about size for a change.... and EAT!!!!

OK, no one is slamming on skinny people. If you are skinny, eat healthy and workout to look like that, great!!! You're doing it right.... but women who are obviously not are the ones we have issues with. They need help is all people are saying. I've been busting my ass for 5 years to maintain a size 2 and I'm not offended by those comments in the least. You skinny girls need to get over yourselves and accept that you'll never be a model despite your size and delusions.

While FAT is gross, being too skinny can also be gross, like the runway models. I don't think anyone should be over a size 9 though, that is just too fat, it's all about regulating yourself.

I don't understand, if we were to band "heavy set" models from the runways the protest lines would be from here to eternity. It is ridiculous, it is their job to be super thin and I commend them for it. If your daughter has a negative body image maybe she has underlying problems. And yes I have a daughter, and 5 boys Yes 6 children and I am a size 0 and weigh 90 pounds and I am very proud of that!!

first and foremost... a lot of these comments are very catty. No it's not okay to send the message out to women that they're fat if they fit in a size 6. No one is telling a model with a bmi -18 that they're disgusting, just that they need to be a healthy weight for their proportional size. If you all don't realize what's actually going on in Milan is that there's been 3 deaths recently of young models who had serious eating disorders and they're trying to protect not only the name of fashion but also our youth. There's absolutely nothing wrong with people who have thin bodies, nor is it wrong for people who have naturally thicker bodies. If I'm not mistaken, women such as Marilyn Monroe, Claudia Schiffer, and Elizabeth Taylor have ALL been sex figures for most men, and yes all of those women have all had very healthy looking bodies. Yes, models are meant just as clothing racks, but it's much more realistic to see beautiful models with normal size bodies fitting the clothes.. it will sell more off the runway.

If we arent attached to the TV or fretting over how many calories we take in, then overall we will be doing well.

Models have not always been skinny. In fact some of the women considered most beautiful are the ones who are helathy,
i.e. Marilyn Monroe and Beyonce Knowles.

Fashion is a fickle beast and there's a reason behind it's madness. One part consumer, one part a need for something about it to keep us interested.
Inevitably the models change with the trends. In the 1920's the apple shape was in, 1940's the models had an hourglass shape (i.e. Dior's 'new look'), and now it's thought ideal to be slim for the runway.
No big deal, just make sure the models arent killing themselves over the weight issue.
It'll change anyways.

This is talking about skinny people that are UNHEALTHY. Why are some people getting so offended about this? This is not against "naturally skinny people" or whatever... its about being healthy. this has nothing to do with just thin people so I don't see why some of you are getting all offended, and in turn insulting other people and calling them fat. you guys must be insanely jealous of what a woman is supposed to have.. boobs and ASS !

Re: Posted by Mel on February 03 at 01:27pm

How do you assume people that are agreeing with this are fat? I'm probably thinner than you and I totally agree that our society should be healthy. Honestly, get over yourself. No one is jealous of you. We promote healthiness in our society and you are obviously just trying to pull yourself up by tearing other people down. And sorry, women are supposed to have curves. I'm sorry that you do not.

Corrine, I never said that people were jealous of me personally, but I definately believe that there are many women out there who are jealous and criticize thin women to feel better. Not all, but a lot that I know. And I agree, curves are beautiful and I don't know how you would know that I am not curvy since you have never met me. You can be skinny and curvy, just look at Angelina Jolie and Jessica Alba. I am thin yes, but I also have boobs and an ass. I'm no Beyonce or anything but I do have curves. What I meant before was that there is a difference between being curvy and being beyond curvy and I don't understand why women should use that excuse to feel better about being overweight.

The models showing the clothes need to have some glow in their faces and look like they have the energy to walk out on the runaway several times a day. Many of these models do not appear that way and are so thin that their bones stick out. Boniness is not attractive to me. I would prefer to see models that are thin but appear healthy and radiant. I think the regulations are necessary but they must come from the fashion industry and not the government.

Char, you have some nerve calling size 6 women FAT. I am a size 6 and nowhere near FAT. Seeing a size 6 up on the runaway would actually be a lot more attractive and gorgeous than the current size 2 models we see. Yes runaways are supposed to be fantasy and unrealistic but I would enjoy looking at the clothes more if the women were healthier looking.

Okay, there is something I'd like to bring to people's attention.....the word 'fat' should NOT be equated with the word 'ugly.' Bigger women are much more attractive; why do you think the Greeks portrayed the perfect woman as 'fat' in today's standards? A larger woman is more healthy; look at her skin. A person's health can always be reflected in his or her skin and face.

As it is, I don't see the problem in banning BMIs under 18. It's possible some discrimination issues may arise (but I doubt it). But then, other jobs have certain health requirements too (ex: firemen), why should this be any different? I personally am very happy that these bans are in place. I wear a size 3, I feel healthy, I have great athletic endurance, and my doctors say I'm healthy. But despite all of that, I still feel fat when I look at models. We're not asking for XXL sizes on runways, but it would be nice to not feel like you're up against something you may never (and for some women, should never) be. Also, you don't have to be "fat" to have a BMI above 18. A pound of muscle is much smaller than a pound of fat, so models can just build up some lean muscle if they're worried about the ban leaving them out of a job. It's better for everyone that way; they models get healthier and meet the requirements, while still looking great, and the rest of us can preserve some of our self esteem.

Too thin should be banned. Healthy thin, meaning with in the limits of height-weight charts is fine (Merck Manual for example). That's not fat!

Too thin should be banned. Healthy thin, meaning with in the limits of height-weight charts is fine (Merck Manual for example). That's not fat!

I don't think its a matter of one extreme or the other like, a super skinny model or an obese one. In my opinion it would be nice to see a model that looks real- like maybe a size 6 or 8 instead of a zero. There are room for bigger models in the plus-size modeling business but, in reality no one is a size zero unless they are maybe 12. They don't look healthy at all. And besides that- the print models are so airbrushed and altered that they are barely even real- leaving women thinking that they have to look like that or at least wanting to look like that. Whatever happened to the days of Marilyn Monroe- she was a size 16 and she was beautiful. I'm a big fan of fashion but, why try and perceive an image that is so unreal. I want to see my clothing on someone that's my size not my 10 year old nieces.

I agree with HAT. I think char needs some help if she thinks a size 6 is fat.

Actually, sizes have changed. Marilyn Monroe may have been a size 16 in those days, but if it was today, she would be considered a size 6.

I agree with Annika...and I think Marilyn Monroe was actually a 12 back then, but yes, her size would be much smaller today because designers continue to make smaller sizes larger so that women won't feel so bad. I think some common sense needs to be interjected into this whole debate...I disagree with having any set limits, because there are some naturally very thin women who have a genetic predisposition to being that way. At the same time, there is obviously a huge problem with how our society perceives beauty and our focus on weight issues, and I think it is definitely true that the fashion industry can fuel that. Instead of having rigid BMI requirements, I think models should be required to undergo intensive physicals and psychological assessment to rule out those women who do have disordered eating habits.

Just a note to "Mel"...funny how you are critisizing Corinne for assuming you are not curvy, when you did the exact same thing to the lady who said she was size 14 and curvy - how can YOU assume that because she's a 14 she has ROLLS - give me a break and get off your pedestal. Honey, bones aren't SEXY...

As has been said, nobody here is putting down naturally slim people...it is a health issue, NOT just for the models, but for all those children and teens who become anorexic or bulemic because they don't look like the UNHEALTHY models - those boney stick figures up on the runways who are killing themselves because the designers and fashion houses tell them they are FAT and won't give them the job otherwise. Banning unhealthy BMI's is a WONDERFUL and LONG-OVERDUE practice!

Let me add that I think a variety of shapes and sizes are beautiful. A size 6 is beautiful if that is the size at which a woman feels comfortable with her body. I am personally a size 4, but I have been a 10 and know that I feel better about myself and have more energy when I am a little smaller. There are many gorgeous plus-sized women, though, and even though I am fairly thin, I cannot imagine criticizing and belittling people for being plus-sized...or in some people's cases, a normal size. I think that everyone should attempt to eat moderately and exercise, because these things are conducive to maintaining health and vitality, not because we should all be stick-thin. I think far less emphasis should be placed on size and more on the overall physical and psychological health of the individual.

The only slightly valid argument against the ban has been that some women are just "naturally" small...

I'd like to point out that they are not banning a certain weight, they are banning anyone below 16 percent body fat index. That is FAR from "fat" and it is not discriminating against those who are "naturally" small. Of course, I understand that those saying they don't want fat models on the runway are posting purely to cause sensationalism, but in case there is any true sentiment behind those shallow, heartless comments...you are part of the problem, and so opinion does not count.

yea i think it's good that they're banning those skinny models but PLEASE DONT' GET NO FAT MODELS WITH SOME BULGE. That's nasty even for models. Models should be at a nor,al weight that's HEALTHY!!!!

attack the prob, not the person
not all skinnies have a problem,
and even norm-seeming chicks can have an eating disorder (bulimia, for instance) get the eating-disordered people/"deathly skinny" off, not ban all skinnies

bubba hubba love, please grow up. i know plenty of beautiful women (and men!) with bulge that would make many models look, well, not so attractive.

I don't care what the designers prefer or how much better the clothes look on a skinny model. The bottom line is that models are killing themselves trying to be thin. A human being wasn't meant to be a 'coat hanger.' I'm not saying the models have to be 'overweight.' But, they shouldn't be anorexic looking. And if it's necessary to regulate the industry in order to stop this situation, then so be it. I don't think anyone has the right to force models to starve themselves in order to suit the taste of a designer. I'm in the fashion business and I know about the pressure that's put on models (and actresses too) to be ridiculously thin. It's gotten out of hand. That's why I'm glad to see that some countries are taking action. I just hope it isn't a temporary thing.
- Dorez
Jahqoi, Inc.

Hey Christine, exercise your mental muscle. The word “comments” has a “t” in it.

there is slim and there is skinny.i think it's a good idea that skinny models shd be banned from the catwalk.there is indeed a healthy weight and since these girls are role models of sort,they shd be healthy.do we want our daughters to be that skinny?

My problem is...modelling is a dream job, it should not be available to any woman who wants to do it. Reason being...it's an EASY JOB. It's for the selected, the beautiful, the ones who truly qualify and fulfill the position. To ban the anorexic skinnies who distract from the clothes is only fair. To ban women under a certain height or over a certain height or with a bit too much booty is still fair. It's ALL about the image, and if you don't suit the clothes or the artist's needs, quit whining and get a REAL job like the rest of us.

This is not targeting naturally skinny women! If you are naturally skinny, you will have a healthy BMI. I am fine with naturally skinny people, even though i am not really in that group(5'7" 148 lbs). One of my best friends is a 4 (which I consider attractively skinny)and I don't hate her even though i'm an 8-9. I know a skinny girl (maybe a 2, and taller than me)that goes to school with me, but you can tell she didn't get there by starving herself. One of my former friends was 88 pounds in 7th grade and not short enough for that to be healthy- she was anorexic and had tryed bulimia. I kept trying to convince her to gain weight, but she still kept dieting and insisting she was fat. At 88 pounds! No, I don't want to see some overweight model, but one that is filled out would be nice.

I have been very underweight my whole life. The last couple years when there was such an outrage over Hollywood actresses and eating disorders, I had a couple people ask if I were anorexic. I was furious! I eat three meals a day and snacks. I eat anything I want. Then I became self-conscious. I went to the doctor to make sure I didn't look malnourished. She assured me that everything was perfectly normal, did lab work, and said that it is natural for me - my metabolism, bone size, etc. to be this thin. I started drinking protein shakes, in worries that it would affect my getting auditions - and I think it does. Those things literally make me nauseous, and I never gained weight. I'm 33. Some people do have eating disorders, but some people are naturally very thin. We should be proud of who we are, as we are. If people want to starve or stuff themselves - that's their stupidity. We should have all types of models - even super skinny ones like me.

Yes I do believe that some models are too thin but I also believe some women are built that way. Until I was in my 20's I was very skinny. I couldn't put weight on and believe me I tried. I got tired of people calling me anorexic just because I was thin. It's not nice to be made fun of because your thin either.
So if clothing needs to be made for real women than it needs to include thin waif body types as well as curvier ones because we are all real. That way all women are represented and no one has to feel like they are not acceptable to way they are naturally.

most of your comments are wrong because no one wants a fat model, but too skinny is sickning, unrealistic and most of all bad imaging of the reality of life. how about a normal 120 5ft 5 inch woman modeling, what wrong with that? why do people go to such extremes?

Reading through these comments, I noticed that most of you discussed the societal implications that this ban has/your personal preferences for body weight. However, I think that the problem with this regulations is the criterion which it uses to monitor model "health." BMI only has a loose correlation with overall fitness; I have a BMI of only 16.1, but am also a size 2, and both eat healthy and exercise regularly. Therefore, a better criterion which the fashion industry might install might be to see if their models can run a mile or do 50 jumping jacks without passing out.

I believe there does to be some regulations for these models. These girls are not healthy and are slowly killing themselves. I have been on both sizes of the weight issue.
We as a society say we want to promote good self-esteem for young girls but all we talk about is how much we weigh, what size we wear and constantly compare ourselves to others. When I lost my weight never did I think I would be in the size that I am but yet I still compare myself to people who are smaller than I. Why??Society...I have read comments here that promote that. Bodies change with age and having children. When I was a girl I was so thin they called me Twiggy, then puberty happened and I blossomed. Then I lost the weight, then I had children..finally after years of struggle I have kicked my food/weight issues but I struggle with them all the time. Now I have to deal with I'm good the way I am, no need to lose anymore. Each side has it's struggles. Healthy is the goal! Regulations are needed for these models.

I think that models should be skinny, but to an extent. They should be skinny, but not too skinny to the point where they look sickly. As long as a model is eating healthy, i don't see the point of having to gain more weight. However, the models who starve themselves to the extreme should be taken off the runways.

skinny models should definitley be banned. It is ridicoulous how bad of an influence they are giving young girls. Two girls have starve theirselves to DEATH and i have to admit for a while i would go on a no food diet so i could be like them BAN SKIINY MODELS PLEASE GIVE OTHER PEOPLE A CHANCE!!!

I cant believe how shallow some people are to say that you being a size 14 is unhealthy and how GROSS that would be to see them on the runway. I would much prefer to see that than these overtly skinny models that look like they live on lettuce leaves. Being a size 14 doesnt make you unattractive and it certainly isnt gross because some men actually prefer to see a women with meat on her bones. I would! Lets get rid of these size 0's and give real women a chance!

Saying that anyone is FAT, DISGUSTING or GROSS is just RUDE despite their size.

The fashion industry is so hypocritcal. They glorify thinness to the point that they turn a blind eye to eating disorders that lead to permanent physiological damage and death. Yet supporters of the industry always say that etreme thinness is better than obesity, because obesity is so unhealthy. And why is obesity unhealthy? Because obesity damages the body and causes heart attacks.

I guess my point is that extremes are bad. Period. It doesn't matter if you are 6ft 80lbs OR 5ft 300lbs. Neither is healthy under any circumstances and I think we all know that despite all this defensiveness.

Attacking someone because they look or feel differently than you is petty, immature and useless. If you have nothing better to say than criticizing someone, please keep your hateful ignorant stupidy to yourself.

I hope women are reading these posts. There is a lot of good things being said. The reoccurring theme here is don't judge, respect yourself, and be healthy, which according to the Mayo Clinic, is a B.M.I. between 19 and 24. Those are the numbers we as healthy women should be concerned about, not sizes.

It doesn't matter the size, only how healthy u are. One of my best friends is almost six feet tall and she used to wear a size ten and i used to wish I looked like her. She recentlly lost weight to an 8 but I was nearly crying for her because she looked like one of those skeletons. The only reason my friend wears the size she does is because her hips and frame are wide, but she had almost no fat on her body. She's anorexic at a size eight...as I said the bottom line is about being healthy for whatever your weight is.

It doesn't matter the size, only how healthy u are. One of my best friends is almost six feet tall and she used to wear a size ten and i used to wish I looked like her. She recentlly lost weight to an 8 but I was nearly crying for her because she looked like one of those skeletons. The only reason my friend wears the size she does is because her hips and frame are wide, but she had almost no fat on her body. She's anorexic at a size eight...as I said the bottom line is about being healthy for whatever your weight is.

Ah guys im 5'6 & a size UK 10...iv been doin athletics for the last 7 years & iv got alot of muscel from the athletics so i dont think im to fat(no rolls)..size 0 models are fine just need to watch that they dont go to far...
Just coz im bigger then size 0 r a 2 dont meen i hate them i admire them...& some of the girls i know are my size & see a model in a magazine & say eww sick..& i go mad saying they hate them coz they are not them thats it...people like that should just relax & be happy with what they got ..if not do someting about it & stop disrespectiong girls who are skinny...
How would you feel if the slim girl came up to you & said eww your fat???see dosent feel nice so leave them alone...
A note to people who think a size 8 is fat well..look at JLO she has CURVS & she is stuning!!or Kate Winslet!!!...
& in my oppinion the girls size 14 is not exsactaly attractive yeah meet is good but not that much meet..& they are the ones who complane the most...STOP & just live the prity slim girl alone!!!

Hey! I don't mind skinny models. But I think that unless a doctor says that they are healthy at 80 pounds then they should gain some weight. One girl I know is 90 pounds, 14 years old and perfectly healthy. It's because she has the tiniest figure ever. Her mother got her checked by a doctor and the doctor said she was fine. I think that models are okay, and I'm not saying that 400 pound people should model. But I'm saying that people who are 150 pounds and are healthy and very pretty should be allowed to model. People who are size 8 to 10 are still healthy and would make great models. Seriously!

It's not the job of models or designers to make women feel good about themselves. It's a designer's job to make clothing, and the model's job to, well, model that clothing. If a designer wants a skinny model whose body won't strain the seams or interfere with the fabric drape of his product, well that's fine, he can hire whoever he wants. Your self image is nobody's responsibility but your own. Seeing skinny women on a runway isn't making people feel fat. Being fat is what's making people feel fat.

I personally think that every Woman has a right to model. So what if they are fat! A young woman shouldnt have to starve to have the career of her dreams!

I love the suggestion someone made here about another way to regulate the fashion models...by having them run a certain distance etc. That's an excellent suggestion. I think health should be more important than the weight of a person. I'm in my 50's, but I can walk faster and farther than many women who are younger and thinner than me.
- Dorez
Jahqoi, Inc.

I am so tired of reading comments by women who obviously are dissatisfied by their bodies. Face it, clothes look better on skinny women than on "normal" women. If you want to look at fuller-figured models, order a Lane Byrant catalog or just watch Dove commercials. Seriously, just because you are overweight doesn't mean that society's standards should change to placate your lazy ass.

Clothes look better on a skinny person. I'm a size 10, but wouldn't be sold on fashions if a person my size wore them. Its not fair that they could lose their jobs because people have an issue with skinny people. Even if they are super skinny, why don't we focus on the fact that so many more people are fat. What would happen if companies were allowed to fire and not hire people that are considered fat or obese by the BMI standards? People would be sueing left and right and protesting. Just b/c skinny isn't the norm and fat has become the norm, doesn't mean we should accept obesity and punish skinny people b/c they don't eat 3000 calories a day

Each and every one of us should be respoonsible for projecting an image both physically and emotionally healthy to ALL the impressionable young girls and women in this country. If we don't do something now, when will we ever? This is serious. And dangerous. We women desperately need to emphasize to these kids that intellegence,education, and setting and achieving personal goals are more important than the unrealistic and superficial standards media has set. Perhaps this was not the right way to do it, but it is something in the right direction, no?

Gosh...you could make a NOVEL OUT OF THE RESPONSES on this subject.

It's REAL SIMPLE - Don't eat and be a "beautiful" girl, or EAT AND BE A REAL PERSON!! It's your choice!

hey meanjean your wrong i wear a size 00 and am perfectly healthy. it hurts just as bad too be called anerxic. some people are built natually skinny and maybe you should get your lazy ass up and exersize. by the way i am 5'7" and my docter says i am perfectly healthy.

This subject is always a touchy one. Models on the runways are thin, thats just the way it is. I'm thin, but you'd never see me on the runway, I'm only 5 feet tall. That doesn't mean I snipe at taller girls, No, this kind of
telling someone, they can't work because they are too thin, or too anorexic looking simply isn't cool.

has anyone realized how LOOOOOONNNNGG this debate is? everyone has their own opinion that they are entitled to. arguing over the matter will do nothing, the government decides in the end anyway. i personally think that arguing is just creating more hurt feelings among the people being called "fat" because their above a size 8, or "anorexic" because their a healthy 00. we'll really just have to wait and see, and hope the fashions change for the better :-)

wow. this entire stream of posts makes me feel like a fatty. im a size 6 and now i feel crappy about myself. I believe i will now become anorexic and/or kill myself. thanks for the self esteem boost. (and people wonder why women have such poor self esteem.)

I love the new laws. I'm only a size six, but I think "too thin" is just as unattractive as "too heavy."

Models, and I used to be one, are usually a four or six, not a zero or two.

I think ALL models should be a healthy weight with the right percentage of body fat. An attractive body is a toned body, not a fat, flabby one or stick thin one.

Yes, designer duds do look great on a thin body (and on an average one!) but who wants to live their lives as a human mannequin?! It's absolutely unhealthy and promotes an unrealistic body image to other girls.

Beauty is totally dependant on the individual. It suits some people to be skinny, it suits others to be curvy. Both extremes are ugly. It's not a question of size really. You can tell whether a person is healthy by looking at them. Skinny and healthy is ok, curvy and healthy is ok. But when one looks almost grey through not eating or when one looks like a blob of fat then there are evident problems...

I am the mother of a beautiful 6 month old baby and am still a size 0. I am just naturally thin. I think you should stop criticizing skinny girls for being skinny. Would you like it if someone came to you and asked if you had an OVEReating disorder? well we don't like people assuming we have eating problems either

amen to that, im naturally skinny and people are constantly commenting on my bodyshape! I dont go around doing the same to overweight people because it would be seen as 'mean'. I agree though, starving yourself to be skinny is not kool, but i think the bigger problem for most people is eating too much and exercising too little!

It's soooo very good that models are being banned for their eating disorders...these girls need help, they don't need to be in the public eye, evidently it's too much stress for them to handle. Since when has anyone praised the obese people? There are tons of studies and everything else saying that is unhealthy as well. Our nation needs to understand it's important to live healthy lives, not be too lazy or starve themselves. AND THOSE MODELS NEED HELP AND SO DO ALL THE OBESE PEOPLE!!!! The standards set for these girls is not something that a naturally thin person could not obtain...it's something that someone suffereing from an eating disorder would not be able to obtain. STOP BEING RETARDED!!! WOULD YOU WANT THE YOUNG GIRLS IN OUR SOCIETY WANTING TO BE LIKE THAT OR OBESE. It's not rude that the models are being fired, it's setting the right example for the young girls in our society.

Oh and Char...your being a fucking dumb ass...i'm a size 6 and i look amazing!!!! i could be on any runway i want!

I think a tall model around a size 6 would be excellent!

I think a tall model around a size 6 would be excellent!

Models should be judged on their HEALTH, not their size.

If they are healthy at a size 00, so be it.

If they are healthy at a size 6, so be it.

There is NOT one ideal healthy weight. Everyone's body is different.

Quality. NOT quantity (or in this case lack thereof.)

I'm 13yrs. old and a size 12 or 14 (depends on what store), and I am extremely happy with my body. I think that's all that should matter; I mean, why do other girls OBSESS over stupid stick figures wearing $1000 outfits?! Also, char, my mother is a size six, and complains about being too skinny and having no boobs and butt. NOT FAT AT ALL!!!

The healthiest and sexiest look is being curvacious. Not anorexic. Believe me!

skinniness gives someone that striking look, that edge.
fat people look greasy and disgusting.
over wieght people cannot make clothes look good. if companys want to advertise their clothes how do you think people can admire them and appriciate them if there is fat in the way i can't concentrate on the clothes proparly.
there is no substitute for being thin its what turns someone from being pretty to being beautiful.

well i think that yes, skinny models shud b banned from the runway...its disgusting seeing stick-like figures strutting "their stuff"...may i ask what stuff? 1/2 of them dont have any decent meat on their bodies!!

I'm 5' 3 1/2, 125, 17, and a 9. I'm a size 9 because I have an hourglass figure, not because I'm fat. Sure, I have an extra 5 pounds or so, but I'm sure a lot of that is my boobs (34D). Point is, it all depends on your height and figure type. If I had a straight, slimmer figure all around, I'd have smaller sizes.

And people can't help if they're short or tall. As an aside, I don't think it's fair that only taller women are the models, for the most part— it's just not showing the variety in healthy shapes and sizes. Not everyone can wear the same clothes: I know I can't wear those spaghetti strap frilly low-cut shirts because I need to wear a bra with wider straps to keep my back from giving out because of my bosom. But someone who can wear spaghetti straps obviously is going to be slimmer on top than I am.

If they're unhealthy, they should be getting healthy. I agree with whomever says natural beauty = real beauty.

skimpy little outfits showing all corts of stomach skin and bathing suits,
would you reather look at a beautiful skinny girl or a fat lard whose rolls are pouring out th gaps that were supposed to make the outfits sexy in the first place.
plus they have a fashion industry for fat people already, soo they should go eat some more mcdonalds and wuit bitching that it's not fair they can't model if they're not skinny enough.

That girl is the photo is really sexy. Your in denial if you don't think so. Most guys love those tight little hips and long smooth legs. Its more important than big breasts. I mean even fat guys have breasts.

I think what they should do instead is prevent really young girls from going into that industry. It's usually the really young girls that end up with eating problems since they weren't fully developed when they entered the industry. It's when they start developing curves that they try to starve themselves. Plus, it's wrong for them to be in such a position that guys will view them sexually since they are underaged.

The skinny girl prejudice again. Shall we all become fat- would that make all the fat girls happier? Yes, there are eating disorders among some of the models, but many are models because they are naturally skinny- just as they have naturally beautiful faces; clear skin, big eyes, etc. Damn- lets ban pretty faces!

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I am a model. And I am naturally skinny.

im 5"11, i weigh just under 8st. im well within the weight range im meant to be at my height.
im a model. ive walked the catwalks with the girls that have appeared in so many of these types of columns...people saying there too thin, anorexic, bulimic, whatever. models arent stupid. they know what theyre doing to themselves. if they choose to starve themselves, then so be it. at the end of the day, the help is there IF THEY WANT IT, and if not, they are the ones who will be damaging themselves, possibly killing themselves in the long run. its nbodys fault but their own. But i have to make a point, and its a very important one: the majority of models DO NOT have an eating disorder. they simply go to the gym, eat very well, and the results are clear to see. These women are beautiful. the girls with eating disorders are not only being foolish, but are also giving everyone the misconception that all models who are thinner than average have a disorder. we dont. its not anyones fault these models starve, but theirs.

to be blunt: fat people are ugly. they have cellulite, rolls, grease, sores, blotches: and ill tell you why, because they eat too bad. they dont excercise.
Im not saying people who are naturaly bigger are ugly. no way. they are naturally that wat, they have better toned skin, clearer complexion etc because they tend to eat better. theyre pretty.
slim girls who eat well: beautiful.
skinny girls with eating disorders: tend to only manage to look good with airbrushing, gruelling gym workouts, and pills. yes, lots and lots of pills: vitamins, supplements, weight loss, acne (made worse by bad diet) and so many other health complaints, they couldnt fit the pills in there bags. believe me, ive seen it. i work in the fashion industry, behind the scenes at fashion shows. ive seen everyone from naomi, gisele down to the girl in your picture. and ill tell you what, EVERYONE in that backstage area knows how to look there best, its up to them which method they choose. we always offer help, its just hardly taken.

its sick being seriously thin! they dont know what they are doing to their bodies. thats why girls want 2 be skinny becasue of the models!

I do think skinny models should stay on the runway because no one likes to see fat girls model anyways and normally girls are suppose to be skinny. Being fat is not normal it actually shows that you are unhealthy, just because more than half the population in America is obese that doesn't mean it is ok. It just shows that it is ok to be fat and lazy and the average size 14 is pretty sad thats liek obesity. I agree that anorexic girls that are less than 100 pounds should not be modeling but adding obese girls is just plain stupid. I basically think its girls that are fat and dont even work out complain because they know they will never get a skinny body by eating those twinkies and want to make themselves feel better by just complaining.

omg stop been daft itz not like there going to put a size 18 on the catwalk just people who dont look like there going to snap when thery walk!!!!!
so stop been daft they look discusting!

errrrrrrrr wots wrong with you all that have written on this and said that there is nothing wrong with it!?

they look discusting!!!

Reading a comment written by a 'Nicole' people realise that there are actually naturally small people, but what about the models that starve themselves? maybe they should sit all the models down to a good breakfast before they have the show, and make sure that everyone eats something???

okay most of you people bashing the skinny girls, you're probably fat and flubbery so shut up.
grow the fuck up dont say "OMG THEY LOOK GROSS DO THEY KNOW THEY LOOK DISGUSTING?" do you understand SOME girls do have serious problems and you shouldnt make fun of them. this is like making fun of a retarded person in a wheel chair. plus, ive seen ugly fat people bash models i know that eat ALOT and are bone thin. do you watch americas next top model? guess not.

p.s the girl in the picture looks healthy and her legs look great.
the reason why my other comment was harsh because im always being called anorexic and bullimic cause of my tiny genes and clean diet.
chill out its their bodies if they dont want help oh well...

p.s the girl in the picture looks healthy and her legs look great.
the reason why my other comment was harsh because im always being called anorexic and bullimic cause of my tiny genes and clean diet.
chill out its their bodies if they dont want help oh well...