So model Katie Green has a “Say No to Size Zero” campaign. The former Wonderbra model is using her own experiences in the modeling world to help other people, which I think is pretty cool.
In this video she talks a bit more about the campaign:
Green started modeling Wonderbra’s line for fuller chested women (D-G) after winning an audition. However after joining a modeling agency, they asked her to lose weight.
“‘Had I lost the two stone, I would have looked like a bag of bones. I won’t sacrifice my health.” said Green.
Two stone is approximately equal to twenty-eight pounds. A ridiculous amount of weight to lose, especially for someone with a healthy BMI.
The model went public with this information, which resulted in a contract modeling for Ultimo. She stuck up for her health, and still got a modeling contract. And she’s now speaking out against the modeling industry’s obsession with thinness to help girls and women to have better self-esteem.
Here’s the link to her official site, and I think the official site for the campaign.
From that site you can sign a petition for the campaign.
I have to say though, as great as this is, remember that Green’s modeling portrays unrealistic ideals too. Her photo’s, like all modeling pictures are airbrushed and photoshopped, with lighting placed just so to make her look as “perfect” as possible.
She’s a great role model in some ways, but we should still be careful of the influence that her pictures can have. But it really is nice to see someone using their fame and position to actually help make a positive difference.
