Yes, I know this news isn’t exactly fresh, since London was eliminated from America’s Next Top Model last week, but this is a requested post, so let’s talk!
The story goes like this: London suffered from an eating disorder before joining ANTM, but the issue was not discussed on the show. During the competition, London gained around 10-15 pounds (probably because her body was bouncing back to its natural shape), and received criticism from the judges and from Mr. Jay, who described her transformation as “huge” and “shocking”. Here’s the video!
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Right fter her elimination, London talked about the experience:
On Her Struggle with Her Weight During The Competition:
I was recovering from an eating disorder coming into it. Gaining the weight just beat down on my self confidence. It was just a struggle. It was so much more to me than a modeling competition and that’s all it was for the other girls. And to me, it was a spiritual competition, it was a mental, it was a physical competition. It was just very burdening to me, and it was very difficult and very hard on me.
On How She is Doing Now with Her Eating Disorder:
I’m a lot better now, compared to what I was going through while I was in the competition. Even now, I still do struggle with my eating disorder. And it’s something I am in recovery like everyday, and I am getting help for. So yeah, I still have my battles even now. But I’m a lot better, I can say now, than I was then.
If She thinks Tyra is a hypocrite for sending her home for her curves, after praising curves and championing plus-sized models:
Tyra does promote healthy eating, curvy girls are beautiful too. And I honest to God I do think that’s how she feels in her heart. She’s a curvy girl, being her, herself. But I do feel like it’s almost a double standard. Because she promotes this yes, but it is the modeling industry and she can only change so much of it. So when it does come down to a girl being curvier and gaining weight and being in the industry, she can say here on one hand “Yeah, Yeah, I definitely promote this.” Which I am sure she does believe in, which a lot of people do. But she still can’t say, hey yeah you can make it industry being the way you look. Because the industry right now is 6’1”, 100 pound waifs.
Hmmm.. I’m just gonna say this: I don’t know how healthy it is for a girl who just recovered from an eating disorder to participate at a show that is based on looks.
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