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Dec 8
Italy Creates the National Manifesto of Self-Regulation
In the wake of recent events in Europe regarding the ban of skinny models from runway shows, the Italian state and luxury industry authorities have created a new set of rules to promote healthy eating for models in the fashion industry.

The National Manifesto of Self-Regulation was born and it states that models must have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 18 which means that someone who is 5 feet 9 inches must weigh at least 123 pounds (56 kilos).  skinnycartoon.jpg

This topic has produced quite a bit of conversation over at one of my previous posts, The Skinny Model Debate Continues...

Read more of the news article here....

(Hat tip to FlyPaper)

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Skinny Models Banned in Madrid...

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