Skinny is out! It's official! At the Madrid Fashion Show, 30% of the female models were turned away for being too skinny. This is welcomed news to those concerned about fashion's impact on female body image. Delightful.
MADRID (AFP) - Excessively skinny fashion models will be barred from a major Madrid fashion show later this month for fear they could send the wrong message to young Spanish girls, local media reported.
Madrid's regional government, which is co-financing the Pasarela Cibeles, has vetoed around a third of the models who took part in last year's show because they weigh too little.
The authorities collaborated with a Spanish health organisation to come up with a minumum body mass -- a height-weight ratio -- of 18 for the models.
Madrid Bans Skinny Models From Catwalk
Madrid Bans Skinny Models From Catwalk
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