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German Women's Mag Bans Models

'Whole industry is anorexic,' says fed-up editor

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 6, 2009 4:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – The most popular German women's magazine is banning professional models from its editorial pages. Brigitte will use only "real woman" from now on to illustrate its stories, declared its editor, who said he was "fed up" with having to retouch pictures of underweight...   Read full story »

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