Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


7

Aussie Pageant Teen 'Dangerously Thin'

Contestant meets World Health Authority standards for malnourishment, says doc

Share

(Newser) – Health experts are sounding the alarm over a dangerously underweight Australian beauty contestant in the Miss Universe pageant in Sydney, reports the Telegraph. Observers were stunned by the protruding bones of 19-year-old Stephanie Naumoska, who stands 5 foot 11 and weighs just 108 pounds. "There appears to be significant muscle wasting," said one health expert. Pageant officials have denied there is a problem, though the teen fits the World Health Authority standards for malnourishment.

“The most unhealthy part about it is the image it is showing other young women who may view this as normal, when clearly it is not," said the head of the Australian Medical Association. Naumoska was eliminated after the bikini competition.

Australian Stephanie Naumoska has drawn criticism for being dangerously underweight.
Australian Stephanie Naumoska has drawn criticism for being dangerously underweight.   (katerinaao)
Model Stephanie Naumoska, 19, says concerns that she is
Model Stephanie Naumoska, 19, says concerns that she is "skin and bones" have hurt her feelings.
Sydney newspapers have exploded with controversy over scary skinny Miss Universe contestant.
Sydney newspapers have exploded with controversy over scary skinny Miss Universe contestant.   (Tito Media)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
finalist Stephanie Naumoska has drawn criticism for being dangerously underweight. NOT typical macedonian body www.youtube.com that's typical!! ... Stephanie Naumoska Macedonian skinny   (katerinaao)

View larger videos >>
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next »
OFF THE GRID
11.20.09
The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun
11.19.09
Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention
7 comments
VIEWING:
 
TerrifiedCitizen
Apr 24, 09 3:54 AM CDT
If they can't meet minimum World Health Authority standards, then they shouldn't be allowed to strut. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
riffran
Apr 24, 09 5:14 AM CDT
T-BONE AND MASHED TATERS WITH EXTRA GRAVY...QUICK.....nothing wrong with being slim and fit....but that is waaaay too angular Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
Hip
Apr 24, 09 6:54 AM CDT
Wanna bone? Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
DarkFrancis
Apr 24, 09 5:11 PM CDT
Her emaciated look makes her less attractive, but it's entirely possible that's her natural shape right now. We tend to jump to the conclusion that they must be starving or binging/purging, but I know girls who are as thin who do not engage in these bahviours. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
inky
Apr 24, 09 5:20 PM CDT
I think barfing AND catwalk strutting both need to be outlawed. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0

View all 7 comments »

LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

4 Stories

 UK Stylist Quits 
 Over 'Average 
 Size' Runway 
 Models 

Designer Mark Fast responds to complaints about starving catwalkers

Sep 20, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A London stylist quit in a snit after a fashion designer chose three "average size" models for his runway show, reports the Guardian. Mark Fast, known for his body-hugging mini-dresses, used three models sizes 8 and 10 to show off his collection yesterday. The move followed a warning by... More »

MORE ABOUT:
bulimia • fashion • London • anorexia • starvation • runway • Fashion Week • stylist • catwalk

 College Calorie Info 
 Could Be Backfiring 

From anorexics to obese students, information can spur 'disordered eating'

Sep 15, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges that bombard students with calorie counts and similar information to discourage overeating—and the dreaded "freshman 15" pounds—may be causing bigger diet problems instead, reports Newsweek. Many schools are rethinking their strategy in the wake of rising numbers of eating disorders, and a growing sense that a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
obesity • bulimia • anorexia • calories • Harvard • cafeteria • college student • Penn State University • eating disorders • dining hall

(Newser) - Michael Jackson was so emaciated that he weighed just 112 pounds when he died, reports the Sun. The coroner found nothing in the singer's stomach but pills, and his body was riddled with needle marks, presumably from narcotics injections. The battered star also bared the scars of endless plastic... More »

MORE ABOUT:
bulimia • anorexia • starvation • eating disorder • singer • Michael Jackson • manorexia

4 Stories


'I'm not too skinny,' insists beauty queen
wowOwow

Controversy erupts over scary skinny beauty contestant
Guardian (UK)


World  •  Science & Health 
TwitterFollow @NewserWorld on Twitter

 
bulimia • Australia • anorexia • Miss Universe • starvation • Sydney • Miss Universe pageant • eating disorders • beauty contest

from our news partners