Skinny VS Curvy

Here’s what Yahoo News says:

US former supermodel Cindy Crawford says she would have little chance of making it big in the fashion business today with her curvy figure, a German celebrity magazine reported Tuesday.

“I would not have become a supermodel in 2009. I look too healthy,” Crawford told Bunte.

“A body like mine with big breasts, normal thighs and toned upper arms” is no longer what the industry is looking for, she said.

Crawford, 43, said she was happy with her physique but worried about the effects of ageing like wrinkles and bulges.

“That’s why I like being in my 40s so much — being at peace with yourself, knowing about your strengths beyond being pretty,” she said.

Crawford, known for her trademark beauty spot above her upper lip, briefly studied chemical engineering before becoming one of the world’s most popular cover girls in the 1980s and 1990s.

If you’re wondering, Cindy’s stats are reported to be:

Height: 5’9” / 175 cm

Weight: 130 lbs / 59 kg (probably a bit more these days)

They’re not your average size 2 models and they’re not plus size models either – they’re real size models or normal size models, as in sizes 8-12.

And they’ve finally been incorporated in a fashion show, more precisely, in Mark Fast’s Spring 2010 Fashion Show.

Why did the designer choose them? Here’s the explanation from the creative director of the brand:

“The decision to use fuller girls is something we have been talking about. There’s an idea that only thin and slender women are able to wear Mark’s dresses and he wanted to combat that. We wanted women to know they didn’t have to be a size zero to wear a Mark Fast dress – curvier women can look even better in them.”

Hmm… ok, then they should have picked more flattering underwear (just a thought).

On a more important note, what do you guys think of the real-size models initiative? I mean, you’ve got the size 0-4 skinny models dominating the runways, we’ve got the occasional size 12 and up plus-size models as well… I always wonder why we don’t get more of the size 6-12 models, especially since so many women fall in this category? Even more, the majority of the typical skinny models are underweight (not saying that they’re not healthy, because some are naturally skinny) and the plus-size ones are mostly overweight (again – not saying that they’re not healthy, we can’t assume that)…

But it just makes sense that we need more models with healthy BMIs – and sizes 6-12 are a great source for that.

What do you guys think?

UPDATE: I am including 2 more pictures from the same show – skinny models this time. The look (hair and make-up) was unflattering for all of them. Check out after the jump!

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… on the Gossip Girl set, that is.

She looks really pretty (and happy)!

Plus points for not going orange like 90% of Hollywood.

Do you love the dress on Hilary? How about the jeans?

Check out 2 more after the jump!

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Pink hot bikini treat!

She’s tanned, she’s fairly toned, she loks strong and healthy – She’s  Britney Spears in a Pink Bikini!

How do YOU like her current bikini figure?

So many pictures (8, to be exact) are waiting for you after the jump!

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Hilary Duff  wears a bunch of casual and sporty outfits when going to the gym / running errands / walking in the city, and she always looks like a natural and healthy-sized girl.

So here are 2 of her recent looks, made of longer tops, comfy pants and flats.

How do you like Hilary here?