Fashion Model Reveals Scary Industry Trend to Stay Skinny in Tell-All Book

We are always hearing about ways to slim down and trim the fat but most people would never do the dangerous things that many fashion models are doing to be skinny.  Kirstie Clements, who was fired as editor of Australian Vogue magazine in May of 2012, has authored a very revealing book about the fashion industry called "The Vogue Factor".  In the book, Clements makes the claim that some models starve themselves for days on end, eat tissue paper to feel full, and then often end up in the hospital because they become so weak with hunger.  Clements also talks about the terms "thin" and "Paris thin".  "Paris thin" is a term used in the fashion industry that describes the tiny size of a model who has starved her already frail body down by two dress sizes in order get the big overseas fashion show jobs.

I consider this information evidence that so-called "glamorous" jobs are far less than glamorous and in this case, down right dangerous.  Plus, hopefully this speaks to women everywhere who struggle with weight and want to be pencil-thin.  It's rare to be naturally that thin and trying to achieve it through unhealthy means could actually have lasting and damaging effects on your body.