FASHION MODELS SHOULD NOT BE AN UNNATURAL

SIZE ZERO?Lisa NeumannAdv. English 12

September 8, 2009

Size Zero United Stated size 0 is equivalent to

Europe’s size 4 Measurements: 31” Bust, 23” Waist, 34”

Hips 23” waist = the waist of an average 8

year old

Average Women vs. Models

AVERAGE WOMEN MODELS

Height: 5’ 4” Weigh: 140

Height: 5’ 11” Weight: 117

Medically Speaking

Osteoporosis Loss of menstrual

cycle Depression Chronic insomnia Obsessive behavior Headaches Mood swings

Loss of hair Dry skin Thinning bones Low white-blood-

cell count Anemic Increased risk of

cancer

Ana Carolina Reston

Model that died from Anorexia nervosa

Eating only apples and tomatoes

Luisel Ramos Suffered with

Anorexia nervosa Only ate lettuce for

3 months Died of heart

failure

Eliana Ramos

Luisel’s sister Died 6 months

after Luisel Heart failure from

anorexia nervosa

Isabelle Caro

Jeremy Gillitzer

BEFORE

Now 36 yrs old Has anorexia Weighs 92

lbs