Czech model Karolina Kurkova (who models for Victoria’s Secret) horrified the Brazilian press by showing up to walk the runway at a recent Brazilian fashion show looking “fat,” or what counts as fat in the industry. Just Google her name and tons of stories about the controversy come up. Here are some photos of her offending body (found here):
Here is a video of model Ali Michael, who appearing on The Today Show to discuss being shut out of the Paris fashion shows this year (after being wildly successful last year) because she was told her legs were too “plump” for the runway:
Tatiana, an model who writes for Jezebel.com (her name is a a pseudonym), writes about the problems in the modeling industry and the need to unionize.
NEW: In July of 2008, gossip columnists wondered whether Eva Longoria was pregnant or just fat (see here and here). The offending body:
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I think the fashion industry should rather try to make clothes that make people look good, instead of finding people to make the clothes look good.
Having said that, I see nothing wrong with her figure. Might even be fatter for my personal taste. If we saw more natural body “wrinkles” (like on her back) on fashion models, we might get less people who worry so much about their fat, just because their stomach isn’t completely straight and flat when they bend forward.
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