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NEWS ABOUT: plus-size

plus-size stories: 3 news summaries
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Plus-Size Model: Anorexia Felt Like 'the Flu Times 10'

Crystal Renn recalls battle back to good health

Oct 26, 09 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - In her teens, Crystal Renn punished herself relentlessly in pursuit of her dream of becoming a model. After years of self-inflicted hell, the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Renn has found success by being herself—she is now the world's highest-paid plus-size model. Time chats with her:
  • On her introduction to modeling:
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anorexia • eating disorder • model • interview • eating disorders • Jay-ZTV • Crystal Renn • plus-size • fashion model

OPINION ROUNDUP

 Are Models Skinny 
 Because We're Fat? 

Column blaming the thin trend on society's obesity gets lots of attention

Oct 20, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robin Givhan's recent Washington Post piece attempting to explain why models are so skinny—"the fatter the general population, the thinner the idealized woman," she wrote—spawned a number of responses in varying degrees of outrage. Read on for a sample:
  • "'The culture' isn't insisting
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fashion • Robin Givhan • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • women's issues • models • plus-size • fashion model

Plus-Sized Model Renn:
I Risked My Life To Be Thin

She finds success by scrapping the diet

Sep 8, 09 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crystal Renn’s success as a model didn’t come when she reached her ideal weight after a grueling regimen. It arrived when she came to her senses after that regimen and decided to be a plus-size model at age 18. She was never going to “meet the weight... More »

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Vogue • memoir • healthy eating • clothing • magazine cover • Crystal Renn • plus-size • fashion model

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