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NEWS ABOUT: fashion model

fashion model stories: 7 news summaries
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 Suicide Suspected 
 in Death of 
 Model Daul Kim 


20-year-old South Korean beauty had popular blog, video diary

Nov 20, 09 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Police officially suspect suicide in the death of top South Korean model Daul Kim, who was discovered hanged in her Paris apartment yesterday. Kim’s boyfriend found the 20-year-old Fashion Week regular, the AP reports, and sources tell New York she committed suicide. Also a popular video diarist and blogger... More »

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suicide • death • Paris • model • fashion model • Daul Kim • Daul Kim suicide • Daul Kim death

 World's Most Valuable Models 

From Gisele, Kate, and Adriana to some you've never heard of

Nov 17, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Even supermodels are making less money these days. The Daily Beast came up with a formula to determine which are the most valuable, based on everything from runway work (weighed 10%) to cover appearances (10%) to income from contracts (40%):
  1. Gisele Bündchen: She no longer walks the
... More »

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Gisele Bundchen • Kate Moss • Adriana Lima • supermodel • Jay-ZTV • Doutzen Kroes • Christy Turlington • models • fashion model • Daria Werbowy • Alessandra Ambrosio

model behavior

 Walk the 
 Runway 
 Like a Pro 

America's Next Top Model's Miss J teaches a reporter a thing or two

Nov 12, 09 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - J. Alexander—otherwise known as Miss J, the 6’4" drag-dressing America’s Next Top Model judge—has been coaching models on how to rock the runway for almost 20 years. Cathy Horyn of the New York Times takes a lesson and offers a few tips:
  • Develop your own
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entertainment • runway • model • America's Next Top Model • Jay-ZTV • runway model • models • fashion model

interview

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:
... More »

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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
... More »

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fashion • Robin Givhan • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • women's issues • models • plus-size • fashion model

 How Thin People 
 Make Other People Fat 

New study shows we mimic habits of those whose bodies we aspire to

Sep 29, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Existing research suggests those trying to control their food intake should avoid dining with hefty companions with heaping plates. Not quite, says a new study. While the "I'll have what she's having" effect was confirmed in this experiment with college-age women, it was much more pronounced if the person... More »

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obesity • psychology • eating • portions • scientific study • thin • fashion model • aspirational

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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