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Controversy & Debate Follow Model’s “It’s Better To Be Skinny Than Fat” Comment
Last month, the bloggers here at Talent Management told you all about model Natalia Vodianova’s “it’s better to be skinny than to be fat!” comment. It was the 30 year old’s response to British Vogue’s Calgary Avansino’s question about what message thin models should be sending out, and ever since she made it, an influx of opinionated comments have ensued. Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Health & Fitness, Models
Tagged British Vogue Festival, Calgary Avansino, model mothers, Natalia Vodianova, skinny models
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Does SLiNK’s ‘Plus-Size Models Only’ Rule Promote Obesity?
Almost a year ago Talent Management reported on the launch of a brand new bi-monthly plus-size fashion magazine called ‘SLiNK’… Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Fashion, Health & Fitness, Models
Tagged plus size models, Plus Size Tall, Rivkie Baum, SLiNK, Whitney Thompson
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Teen Demands A Stop To Airbrushed Models
This certainly isn’t the first time that models and booking agents at Models Direct have heard someone express outrage about the use of digitally modified images in the media. But it is the first time we’ve heard it quite so loud and clear from a 14-year-old girl… Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Children, Diet, Health & Fitness, Models
Tagged airbrushing, eating disorders, Glamour magazine, Julia Bluhm, Kim Kardashian, Seventeen magazine
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“It’s Better To Be Skinny Than To Be Fat,” Says Model Natalia Vodianova
At this year’s British Vogue Festival, which ran from April 20-21 and is said to be “a unique event where you can see and hear some of the biggest names in the fashion industry”, Talent Management were surprised at some of the things we ended up hearing. Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Health & Fitness, Models
Tagged British Vogue Festival, Calgary Avansino, model mothers, Natalia Vodianova, skinny models
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Lisa Edelstein Models Naked In New PETA Ad
If there’s one thing that gets a charity campaign noticed more than a celebrity, it’s a naked celebrity. Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Animals, Charity, Diet, Models
Tagged Irina Shayk, Jack Guy, Lisa Edelstein, Marisa Miller, PETA, Romeo Dunn, vegetarianism
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Thinspiration Images Banned On Pinterest
Last month, pro-diversity modelling agency Talent Management was happy to hear that blog hosting platform Tumblr announced plans to ban ‘thinspiration’ material, following in the footsteps of Facebook. Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Health & Fitness, Models
Tagged anorexia, eating disorders, skinny models, Thinspiration
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Skinny Model Ban Would Reduce Cases Of Anorexia
A new study presented by the Guardian last week suggests that the government would be justified in changing the law around use of very skinny models. ‘Real model’ modelling agency Models Direct is unsurprised by the results… Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Diet, Fashion, Models, Politics
Tagged Ana Carolina Reston, anorexia, Ioana Spangenberg, very skinny models
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Slender Model Miranda Kerr Reveals Junk Food Habits In Haute Muse
Reliving the guilt ridden in our chocoholics and fast food addicts here at the agency, Talent Management was happy to read that slender model and new mother Miranda Kerr is just like the rest of us when it comes to a little indulgence. Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Fashion, Health & Fitness, Models
Tagged Haute Muse, Miranda Kerr, model mothers, Pilates, Victoria's Secret Angels, yoga
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Freakishly Skinny Model Ioana Spangenberg Needs Help Not Encouragement!
Models Direct has always been pro diversity when it comes to modelling. We stand for inclusivity, and we support models of all shapes and sizes in their ambitions to make it in the industry. However, there seems to be an increasing trend of taking this attitude to unhealthy extremes. Continue reading
Fat & Proud Or Obese & In Denial?
Plus size models proud of their curves is one thing, but the shocking reality of what it’s like to live at an extreme bodyweight is quite another. Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Health & Fitness, Models
Tagged Big Body Squad, obesity, plus sized models, Velvet D'Amour
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