Victoria Beckham Shares Her Thoughts on Skinny and Underage Models
February 18, 2010 in Victoria Beckham by Versus
On using underweight models on the runway:
Most of these girls are naturally thin,’ said Posh. ‘And I don’t think we should be discriminating against someone because they are too thin or too curvy or too large or whatever it is.’
‘The CFDA have reached out to designers, stylists and casting directors not to work with underage models, girls that are too thin and to be more ethnically aware… And I think designers are listening.
… says Victoria on “The View”.
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Here is the interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muQFU1aWj9w
She talks a lot sense imo.
They barley let her talk. She must of felt kind of uncomfortable with them… I mean they were talking about anorexics disguising themselves with implants and stuff… and Vicky is had such poorly done implants…
Posh is saying that you don’t have to be only a size 0 to look sexy, Jennifer’s Hadson’s bod is so sexy too. I don’t think that she really believes that.. Cause she wouldn’t be soo scary skinny herself. She has to realize that sexy is not just a matter of size.
No way I can think that size 4 is considered big for designers.. I am a size 4 or even less(5 6 and 108 pounds) and I can’t believe that I would considered big!!
Sorry! Iam 5 5, I checked it right now! Cause in Greece we don’t use feet.
I don’t think anyone needs to be X size to be able to appreciate it. I find both tall and short, slim and curvy, small-boobed and big-boobed, slim-legged and shapely-legged, soft and toned attractive in their own ways, but I can’t be all of them at once!
You’re right VB, we shouldn’t discriminate about size, but most of these girls are NOT naturally as thin as they are.
amen!
actually a lot of these girls may appear to be naturally thin because they are only 16 and have just hit puberty…I dont know how naturally thin they will be in their 20s and 30s.
It’s so odd to me that they are using models who are barely into their teens to market women’s clothes. Forget about BMI, let’s talk about how our body structure changes from the time we are 16 to the time we are 25.
that isn’t true at all ive had the same body since i was 16. ive had two kids and im 22.im still a size 6-8 uk size and a size 2-3-4 in the u.s.i don’t think everybodies body changes.
yeah I don’t either, I haven’t changed much…but a lot of women do seem to gain weight in their early twenties.
I lost a lot in early twenties. I was quite chubby when I was a teenager and now I’m on a skinny side
well, i’ll go on the record and say i’ve changed since i was 16! the weird thing is, i’m pretty much the same size, a bit heavier.. but i look totally different. it’s like your weight distributes itself differently. i have less fat in my face now too.
want proof? here i am at sixteen: http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v160/212/63/4926713/n4926713_40279536_5871.jpg
and now: http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v238/214/10/4903785/n4903785_42095165_91.jpg
lol. from the looks of it i’m pretty much always joking around with drinks in my hand. but you get the point.
it is not natural to be skeletal. and it is a proven FACT that metabolisms vary by about five per cent max. so the major difference is lifestyle. people need to stop making things up when they don’t have a clue. thats dangerous!
VB is simply saying what is acceptable while justifying her own extremely low body weight.
i think you can keep your 16 yr old body, but most people dont because of lifestyle changes. good for you if you still have your 16 yr old body after having kids.
for many, aging means gaining weight and having your metabolism slow down because you let your muscle % decrease (you are less active). Also you make your own decisions on food, and you drink more. people blame so much on age saying your metabolism inevitably slows. but the main reason it gets slower is because you are carrying more fat and less muscle!! totally avoidable.
I don’t think they are listening, but whatever..
Am I the only one who thinks that even if those girl ARE naturally thin, they shouldn’t be used as models?
I mean, to be a size 0-2 at that height you are pretty much guaranteed to be medically underweight. Even if you are that without much effort, it’s still a BAD state to be in, and any woman who finds herself being underweight should make an ACTIVE effort to gain weight. Even if it means eating more then a normal person would.
I mean, if a woman is underweight without meaning to – people just shrug and say awell. Some even envy them.
But if I was “naturally” anemic, or “naturally” unable to absorb certain nutrients from food, anyone would consider me a freaking idiot to NOT take measures to be as healthy as possible. If a person is “naturally” insulin-dependant diabetic, you don’t expect them to shrug off and just accept their diabetic bodies as they are.
And being underweight IS bad, wether it’s “natural” or induced.
This reminds me of 19th century’s obsession with being pale, frail-looking, and rosy-flushed in the cheeks. Women would self-induce tuberculosis to achieve that look, or just bleed themselves to get anemia to be as pale as possible.
I personally agree with the measure that only models with HEALTHY BMI should be used. If you can’t be fashionable and have a healthy BMI, then sorry, modeling shouldn’t be for you. This way they’d eliminate the chances of anyone starving to be a certain size, because not everyone can achieve being a small size, through any healthy means.
And this is important since fashion uses MINORS. We’re talking 13-18 year olds. Highly influentiable.
Well you pretty much spoke my mind. One thing that bothers me, about what VB said, if they are naturally thin, how come there were quite numerous cases of anorexia induced deaths? Including sisters… imagine what those parents must have felt.
Underweight it’s a BMI scale ,and BMI it’s not a safety measure to say if people are healthy or not. People overweight/underweight according to BMI can be healthy.
My BMI is 17 and many doctors told me I’m perfectly healthy and I don’t need to gain weight.
I agree with you that should not exist an Ideal beauty that everyone has to follow.
Your BMI is 17 when the so called normal is 19 as I remember(or 18). So you’re not in an extreme case, that’s why you’re healthy. SOO thin models with that height they have a veryyy low BMI, I don’t know what exactly, but they’ren definitely not healthy. NOT just because of their low BMI, but because of the FACT that they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet and that’s why they are so thin, like size 0.
I am size 0. And I’m healty .
Are you also 5’10, 5’11 like those models? Are you still a teenager or an adult?
Nobody is saying being a size 0 means you’re unhealthy. Besides, there’s catwalk size 0, and the size 0 you find in shops (which is mega inflated to cater to our vanities). That’s why 4 years ago there was no such thing as a size 00, or 000, and now they appeared even though there hasn’t been any outcrop of skinnier females out of the sudden, but the reverse.
It may not be a perfect measuring tool, but it sure works to predict a HOST of increased risks and the like.
I’m gonna assume you’re an adult over the age of 21 (otherwise the adult BMI scale does not apply) and that you’re not really short (like. 4’6), or asian (again, they use a different BMI scale).
If those conditions apply then sorry you ARE setting yourself up for future risks including osteoporosis, and increased risk of death in your older years (life expectancy drops SEVERELY for old people who do not have at least a BMI of 21). You also set up yourself for loosing ESSENTIAL tissue if (knocking on wood) you ever get ill. Also, studies show values of BMI under 21 are associated with increased risks of illness.
Trust me, as I’m quite skinny, and at 19 years old I got so sick I lost 15 pounds, from pneumonia. That doesn’t sound so much, but like you I didn’t have one pound to spare. When you’re like that, what you lose is – heart muscle, skelletal muscle, organ tissue etc. Obviously something has got to go. Having some extra fat is IMPORTANT. I almost died from something as pedestrian as pneumonia because my body didn’t have what to fight with. After I got out of the hospital, my muscles were so shrunken, I couldn’t stand for more then 10 minutes. And I’m not some kind of frail thing, I’m a normal girl, never had any problems like that.
That being said, not all doctors are knowledgeable about these studies. I only know of them because I READ them. And what’s more, BMI has flaws MOSTLY when it comes to the upper scale (aka, it faults in regarding muscle and fat both as weight), but it the lower range, it’s QUITE accurate (as most people who are BMI underweight, ARE suffering from the after effects).
She’s not setting herself for anything, the doctor already told her she was healthy. And I don’t see how BMI can take into account the fact that some people have wider bones than others, and some have more fat and others more muscle..and yeah you can have both of these while being thin.
You are unhealthy when you are under YOUR healthy weight, not when you are under “healthy” BMI weight. Of course for a lot of people these 2 coincide, but not for everyone.
But see, that’s the problem, you are not naturally 15 pounds lower. And not all woman who are underweight are naturally so, so of course they will have increased health risks. The point of being naturally thin is that you’re as healthy as a normal person, but just happen to be a smaller size.
I’m 21 . Maybe the doctors did not read those studies , but they did read my clinic tests, my blood is fine, my thyroid is fine…. all my tests were fine. My endocrinologists says it’s my body type. I’m 96.8 lbs and I don’t get sick often, but on the rare occasions that happens I would lose about 6 pounds, but get it back quickly once I’m healthy.
Same with me Sady, just follow your doctor’s advice. They know better than some random person on the internet who has “read studies,” and is posting their opinion under the guise of being fact. Medical advice should only be taken from medical professionals. I’m pretty sure your doctor, my doctor, and thousands of others doctors are not wrong when they tell you you are fine. I’m also pretty sure if suzushii had the unfortune to be naturally underweight, she would be singing a whole different tune.
Same. My doctor said my BMI was 18.3 (which is slightly under 19) but he said “wow you are a small one” but continued to say I was really healthy. He said I had an OUTSTANDING cholesterol level and a really strong heartbeat not to mention the Blood pressure of an athelete. Actually better than most people who fit on the BMI scale…. go figure.
Agreed, not to mention the fact that underweight females are at much higher risk for developing osteoporosis and becoming infertile. These rates are skyrocketing and we’ll continue to see these numbers increase with this young generation of females.
If someone is naturally that thin they don’t have to do anything about it unless they feel like it. They don’t have to eat more than a normal person would unless they want to be bigger, if they don’t or just don’t care at all I don’t see why they would have to force food down if they’ve already had a complete meal. Why would having a low BMI be unhealthy if you are naturally that way, you eat normal and you are not sick at all? You can’t really know if someone is healthy or not by their BMI, it’s just a guideline. The same way that a lot of people with a “healthy” BMI aren’t really healthy.
I do agree that you shouldn’t be allowed to model if you are not healthy or you are anorexic or whatever, but BMI is stupid, someone like Marissa Miller probably has a BMI of around 17 and I think she’s pretty healthy (yes, I might be wrong about her, but there are definitely other girls her size that are healthy).
About the models, I think most of them are naturally slim women BUT they are forcing themselves to be even thinner than they would naturally be… so since they didn’t have much meat to begin with, by now they are way to bony.
I don’t think designers are listening but who knows…Victoria goes to a lot of fashion shows and is big friends with all the designers so she might have noticed something.
Naturally thin and medically underweight are not one and the same thing; it’s clear you didn’t even read what suzushii said, not to mention anything else. But hey, being stick skinny is so cool and beautiful, who cares it might kill you!
I did read what she said and I disagree. Do not assume to know what I do or don’t read. And I never said that being stick skinny is ” sooo cool and beautiful”
Being naturally thin doesn’t imply being naturally anemic or unhealthy, as you seem to think.
Typically what defines being “naturally thin” as opposed to forced thin or unhealthy thin (meaning, underweight due to medical reasons), is that naturally thin bodies are able to function optimally at their “underweight” size. Meaning, they wouldn’t be vitamin-deficient, calcium-deficient or anemic, or lack a menstural cycle. They would be perfectly healthy.
It is possible, and it does exist. I agree that’s rare, and you probably would not find “naturally thin” people under BMI of around 17.5, as some high fashion models are, but over that, there are plenty.
There is no reason why an otherwise healthy person should force themself to gain weight either. That’s like telling a health person to lose weight. If they are eating healthy, working out regularly, why should they make an effort to change whatever size they are? The only instance I can see this being true in is for pregnancy. The only time a “naturally thin” person should gain weight is if their doctor advises them to. But in that case, they are not really naturally thin are they? Their body is not functioning optimally at an underweight size.
And I just want to add, you seem to think that increasing size is a simple matter of eating more. It’s not that simple. You’re not meant to eat more than your body can handle, and once you’re worrying about caloric intake, you start having to consume rather unhealthy food. It’s very hard to hit 3000 calorie intake constuming lean protein, veggies and fruits. I didn’t want to bring myself up, but, I will. I’ve given myself ulcers that I’ve had to treat for 4 months forcing myself to be a bigger size because I thought I should be. Doctor told me to stop it. I’m just bringing this up because you are advising people to gain weight no matter what. If you are not gaining weight with a high but healthy caloric intake, it’s not happening, and should not be forced.
Please don’t put words in my mouth, I never said people should gain no matter what.
I have a friend who has always struggled to gain weight. Instead of doing it the healthy way, she indulges in high fat, high sugar stuff 24/7. She’s skinny? Yeah. But she has the cholesterol and pre-diabetes of an obese person.
OBVIOUSLY people should eat more of the healthy stuff. And it’s really not hard to hit 3000 calories on healthy stuff. Apart from lean protein, veggies and fruits, you forgot the most important of them all – healthy FATS. And the tiniest amounts of healthy heart protective fats can give you a boost of hundreds of calories. Stuff like EVOO, nuts, seeds, avocados. Not to mention full fat dairy which, if good quality (organic prefferably), can help you boost calcium intake (since you need fat to be able to absorb a lot of nutrients, otherwise they just get eliminated).
I know a lot of “naturally” skinny people who just don’t eat enough. They claim they’re stuffed, or forget meals, or eat normaly and then eat very little for weeks on end. Or exercise and don’t take that into account.
As for your specific case, I can empathise, but I have to tell you ulcers are caused by viral infection, not by diet. If you really are one of those genetically lean people with good health, then good for you, but I must stress it’s NOT as frequent as people make it up to be. Either way, I hope you got a thorough panel of investigations (including for endocrine disorders, and malabsoption).
suzushii, ulcers are not caused by a viral infection, but by a bactrial infection with a bug called H.Pylori. Other causes include smoking, alcohol, NSAIDs (eg aspirin), a physical stress (not generally emotional). So, in theory, Casey could have given herself an ulcer if excessive consumption of food but her body under undue stress.
Sorry to point this out, just dont like inaccurate medical information to be out there.
But that’s the thing, there’s no such thing as a “naturally” thin person. Because they’re no such thing as a natural weight. Either you eat more and gain, or eat less and lose, or eat just enough for your SPECIFIC metabolism and maintain. There’s nothing more natural about eating, say, 2000 calories and maintaining an underweight weight then eating 2500 calories and maybe gaining enough pounds to be in the normal range. (for example, my metabolism is higher then most people, and I can get away with eating 2500-3000 calories while sedentary and maintain, and my BMI is 19.5, while most people would gain).
People don’t gain to a normal range for a REASON. That reason may be anything from a very high metabolism to borderline hyperthyroidism, to malabsorption issues in the gut (which are RAMPANT and very much underdiagnosed, since they can just be slight) to a genetical kink.
The reason why being underweight is bad….is because it’s bad. Studies show it. It’s not as bad as say, getting a dose of radiation. But saying: oh I’m underweight and I’m fine it’s like saying – oh I smoke, and have done so for 10 years and I’m fine. Well yeah, but it still stacks up against you in time.
But even if you’re naturally lean, you have to understand that the fat on you is an ORGAN, just like your liver, or your heart. And it’s an organ that produces powerful hormones, implicated in a host of processes. The less fat you have, the less hormones are produced. Just because you’re “naturally” thin, does not mean your body doesn’t require those hormones off of you.
But that’s the thing, there’s no such thing as a “naturally” thin person.
Wrong. That’s just your opinion. I didn’t even bother reading the rest of what you’ve said. I’m done here.
why would she say there is no such thing as a naturally thin person? you’re thin and i happen to be thin myself. my bmi is 20 and get check up every six months just to see how i am. some women can’t help how they are shape so we can’t sit here and say she’s not healthy or is healthy because like you said that’s up for a doctor to decide.
Actually, I will add one more thing. What makes you think being slightly underweight means not having an adaquate enough BF%? I’ve been ~18% most of my life, and most of my life I’ve been underweight. Had hundreds of blood tests done when I do my yearly check ups. Never had a shortage of any hormone.
Hyperthyroid and malabsorption are unhealthy thinness, not natural thinness. Genetic kink, as you call it, is natural thinness. Are blondes and brunettes different in terms of their health? No. Same applies.
Agree with everything you said.
18% fat for a grown normal women – normal as opposed to professional athlete – is rather low, not normal or healthy. But low, going close to unhealthy low. Thought you should know…
it is very difficult to regulate weight without the full support of the industry in general, but the government could step in and ban minors from the catwalks and i think they should. it is their job to protect children if their parents won’t.
as adults we should be free to make up our own minds, even if we make unhealthy choices!
I adore Victoria Beckham.
I also agree with her statement regarding size and ethnicities.
However, I never understand how people peg others as naturally thin or naturally heavy. How does a stranger know another stranger’s natural shape?
Agree wth your question Juliette.
On the one hand I think she makes a good point, but I find it ironic because I seriously doubt Posh is naturally thin to this degree…
most of the models starve themselfs for the body they have.so many models have died.i really think its about time they stopped hiring size 0 models.
i think a person an be sexy up to a uk size 12 over that is fat and not sexy at all.i think people should be comftable in their own skin also.
I agree with her that skinny models should not be discriminated against.
However, one thing that I would love to see in the fashion industry are check ups. Yup, health check ups. If you’re skinny, but otherwise healthy, you can model. If you’re one of those people that are starving themselves to model, well you’re fired because it’s for your own good.
After all, we have checkups to make sure athletes aren’t using steroids to achieve their strength and size. That industry has decided that rather than not using bulky and strong athletes, they will make sure they are naturally and healthy that way. Why should the fashion industry be different?
yeah, I agree, that’s definitely what they should do.
how?
How should they do it? I said that. Get regular health check ups much like athletes get regular steroid screens. Bring about the same regulations in the fashion industry.
Fashion industry won’t do it themselves? Fine, let the government do it. Models who don’t pass the health check can’t get hired. If you can enforce these regulations with the big fashion names, then that’s good enough because you probably solved 80% of the problem of models starving themselves. The only skinny models left over will be the healthy, naturally thin ones. And in a way, this will encourage designers to use models of normal sizes as well, something that is lacking today. Best solution in my opinion.
Yea, let’s have the government do it. A government that can’t even fight it’s wars in Afghanistan, an ineffective monster that can’t even run it’s programs without borrowing money to do it.
Oh yeah, they’ll fix those girls right up. And tomorrow aliens will land on the front lawn of the White House and everything will be just fine.
Who cares about size Zero models? People can watch something else, they can look at something else, they can buy different clothing. They are better off doing that. Stop asking the system to change to suit you, just dump the system.
I have a few friends that are naturally skinny and most hate it. One use to wear track pants under her jeans to give herself some hips. Another, just keeps losing, after she had her baby she got even skinnier and it’s driving her crazy. She feels like she has no figure and no butt (lol). I feel for them, especially since there is more information on how to lose weight then how to gain weight.
All I can say is, well it sounds like something she would say.
I think there should be variety in the modeling industry. Women come in different shapes and sizes, so why should all models be skinny?
I guess designers have no idea how much their perception of beauty influences young girls. Not all women are meant to be skinny because of genetics, frame size, metabolic rate etc. But somehow many of them struggle to be as skinny as possible and if they don’t achieve the body size which is perceived as attractive, they strive even more and this gradually becomes an obsession, their main aim.
IMO, having good role models is vital. And I do believe modeling industry will change someday.
As for the naturally skinny girls, it’s not a myth, it’s reality. I used to be extremely skinny at some point of my life, and I was totally healthy although many people thought I just don’t eat enough or I have some kind of desease. But actually I ate like a horse, much more when I eat more because now my metabolism slowed down and I have to watch what I eat if I want to maintain a certain weight. I’m not the only example of how some girls eat like pigs and stay extremely skinny. I have plenty of friends who eat a lot of unhealthy and calorific stuff and are underweight. On top of all that, they are not teenagers any more. I do believe it’s genetics. Some people are just meant to be slim efortlessly.
If they are naturally thin then I think they should not be discriminated against because that would be like the same exact thing that is happening to models who aren’t a size 0,2,4 but the majority of them are not that thin and before people are quick to say how do you know google Ali Michael, Natalia Vodianova, Doutzen Kroes,Lara Stone, Crytal Renn, Karolina Kurkova. All of these models are a size 4 except for Renn but she used to be and were all told to keep on losing weight and didn’t book shows at times. Also am I the only one who thinks she is contradicting herself when she says the CFDA is trying to work with models who aren’t too thin but then she says most of these girls are naturally that way. Also if you don’t believe Posh in discriminating against models who are too curvy I want to see some size 4,6,8,12 models in your show when eventually you have a show at fashion week or when you open up your modeling agency. I’m pretty much done talking about this because it upsets me and aggravates me alot. The fashion industry is never going to change unless a big named model dies. If you ask me ban size 0,2 from the runway all together and make runway sample sizes attainable you know like a size 4,6,8 hell even 10 and the CFDA would get rid of this headache!!!!!!!
I kinda’ get what she said on The View, and I partially agree. For example, if a modeling agent finds a girl with potential in a department store, she’ll most likely be thin. Come on, they wouldn’t look for a heavy (or heavy by modeling standards) girl. Given the fact that they’d start out thin when they’re discovered, I guess I’d consider that her natural physique, because it’d be an ordinary day for her. The part I disagree with, is the models who aspire to be models for long periods of time, losing ridiculous amounts of weight, eating less etc, etc… That’s where I consider it “unnatural”. She doesn’t start out that thin–she forced her body to BECOME that thin. Plus, I get really freaked out by some former models’ stories, like “I survived off of 400 calories and a pack of smokes a day.” I’m overexagerrating, but it’s scary to me! I understand that some of them are already thin, but what do you call it when the designer tells the 5′ 10″ size 4 girl to lose weight and she actually LOSES it to continue modeling? That ain’t natural, my friend.
In closing, I agree that of course there’s a thin woman out there just living her life with the “model” thin body that she’s naturally maintained, without drastic measures, and good for her. We could never tell her to NOT be skinny, if that’s just the way she is throughout her life. Yet, there’s another woman out there who steps over the modeling threshold, who’s taking unnatural steps to be as thin as the models on the runway.
There’s always more than one side, but I can’t sit here and assume that almost none of these models strive to fit that super skinny mold.
Just to clear something up, I really liked VB’s co-hosting on The View, I was just contemplating the idea of what natural is for the modeling industry, and weighing the two sides. Just my opinion, and I know I wrote a damn novel, my bad
People can be EXTREMELY skinny and at the same time EXTREMELY healthy (depending on what your definition of health is). For me, healthy = very athletic, low resting heart rate, low/normal blood pressure, low overall and LDL (bad) cholesterol with higher HDL (good) cholesterol, can run really really fast, etc… just look at the thousands of elite runners. Look how skinny they are, and they look absolutely awesome and healthy. In fact, if we’re going to be soooo picky about models being healthy, let’s make them exercise like elite athletes so they can achieve the same look! seriously.. some models just choose to eat less because it’s easier than exercising your butt off. But still, even a jiggly skinny butt is unattractive.. models need muscle tone.
low blood pressure is not healthy; just like high blood pressure isn’t healthy; i have low blood pressure and if i don’t start my day with coffee i’ll probably collapse at one point during the day. How can people say such things, low blood pressure being healthy?
And about just choose to eat less, well considering ones body needs a certain amounts of calories just to function, how can you just pull out the healthy card?
It is very very strange comparison you making elite runners and present models and what is muscle tone are you talking about (we are talking about runway models not about VS, cuz they represent a small part of model world)? I think a lot of nowdays models are skinny fat from my perseption. And now people are obsessed with not being just you know lean, having low body fat percentage, not it is all about a certain weight (prefferably not more than 110), which is not healthy, because if you work out a lot and you body fat rate can very very low, you just weight more and sometimes much more than this “super” number. It was different is 80-90′s, women wanted to look lean like 90x60x90 but athletic, now…it is nothing about sport, all about dieting. It is not healthy.
Also I have zero respect for this woman. She is a bubblehead obsessed with her look, she is a fake, nothing natural about her: poses, facial expressions, even her style is all all all the same. And that is why I think she is extremely ugly.
i agree with victoria saying we shouldn’t discriminate on models who are thin naturally but i do think a lot of them are trying to fit that size 0 mold just to be a model. there are women who are naturally thin but doesn’t mean every model is like that. and i don’t think the modeling industry should ban size 0,2 because that’s unfair and if she is that size naturally then she should model.
I just think that if you’re not naturally thin, then don’t push yourself to be you know. And girls who are naturally thin as myself, should try for modeling. Everyone is born different shapes and sizes, and girls who aren’t a size 0,1 or 2 shouldn’t be mad at themselves. Everybody is beautiful in their own way. For myself I’m going to try modeling, sence I’m tall and thin. But other girls don’t be too hard on yourself everyone is beautiful.
Miranda Kerr can fit in a size 0 and 1 probably. And she is pretty healthy, and her body is amazing. So it doesn’t necessarily mean if you’re thin you starve yourself to be that way.
I hate it when people discriminate against skinny people. It is true some people are naturally thin. I’ve never been over 115lbs (even tho I’m 110lbs now) in my entire life! Both of my parents are tiny tiny people and my entire family is built like a rail – 5’5″ish and super skinny.
Genetics does play a big part. Some people are truely naturally skinny. I know quite a few girls who eat like men and just have a super fast metabolism. I eat regularly and just dont overdo it. Most run-way models were not big to start (obviously they were naturally skinny to get the part in the first place!). I do think Victoria is truely naturally skinny and lost some baby fat as she got older. She probably closely watches what she eats but I dont think she has an eating disorder. Honestly say what you will but she might just be one of those abnormally thin people. She would’ve died by now if she was a true anorexic/bulimic cause she would be like 70lbs and would have had a heart attack. Simple as that.
I think it’s much easier to say,”Don’t feel bad that you’re not a size 0″ when you are a size 0. It is the skinny people that ate glsmourized, adored, and thought of as the beauty of world. The pressure is extremly difficult to deal with. I understand people have preferences, but why do they never get shown in the media? Even when a curvy woman is put on a cover of a magazine or in an advertisement, they are fit and toned. It’s good that media is diversifying by having different ethnicities in their ads, but when will they actually put an average woman in? When will people stop reacting as if it’s the end of the world when a flabby but not fat woman is in the ad?
I don’t buy anything she says. Her taste is size “O” and she she wants to keep that in fashion.
So?