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Model dies of anorexia complications
POSTED: 1601 GMT (0001 HKT), November 16, 2006

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- The mother of a Brazilian fashion model who died from complications of anorexia has made an emotional appeal for parents to take better care of aspiring young models.

The death of Ana Carolina Reston, 21, follows growing criticism of the use of underweight models in the fashion world, an issue given new significance after the death in August of Uruguayan model Luisel Ramos of heart failure during a fashion show in Montevideo.

Reston died Tuesday in a Sao Paulo from a generalized infection caused by anorexia, an eating disorder in which sufferers obsessively deprive themselves of food in pursuit of an ultra-slim look.

Reston weighed only 88 pounds and was about 5 feet 8 inches tall tall. Doctors consider this weight normal for a 12-year-old girl no more than about 5 feet tall.

"Take care of your children ... no money is worth the life of your child, not even the most famous (fashion) brand is worth this," her mother, Miriam Reston, told O Globo newspaper.

She said her daughter had been trying to help her family with the money she made as a model.

Miriam spoke on national television and to local newspapers to highlight the tragedy. She said she had pleaded with her daughter to eat more and to see a doctor.

"She would reply, 'Mummy, don't mess me around,"' Miriam told O Estado de S.Paulo.

"Dictatorship of skinny look kills a model," said the front-page headline of O Dia tabloid, which carried a picture of the dark-haired, big-eyed girl in lingerie.

Many top models come from Brazil and thousands of young girls from all walks of life dream of modeling careers, inspired by the international success of Gisele Bundchen or Adriana Lima.

Reston was not famous, but she had worked abroad, including in Japan, and did some jobs for Giorgio Armani and the Brazilian model agency L'Equipe, which declined immediate comment.

In September, Spain caused a storm in the fashion world when Madrid barred models below a certain weight from its top fashion show. Models with a body-mass-index (BMI), which takes into account height and weight, of less than 18 were banned.

Reston's BMI was just 13.5 while the World Health Organization considers anyone with a BMI below 18.5 underweight. A BMI below 17.5 being one of the criteria for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and a BMI nearing 15 is usually used as an indicator for starvation.

Other famous fashion venues like London were considering following suit.

Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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That is so sad :(

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I feel badly for this woman and her family, but am encouraged by this...


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In September, Spain caused a storm in the fashion world when Madrid barred models below a certain weight from its top fashion show. Models with a body-mass-index (BMI), which takes into account height and weight, of less than 18 were banned.


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Other famous fashion venues like London were considering following suit.






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Oh. And what a sad life she had. She must haave been so stressed. That's so sad.

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Yeah, I wish the agents and bookers would take some responsibility for this kind of thing instead of reciting their usual lines about "the girls are just naturally slim" and all the other tired crap they trot out. One of my boyfriend's family friends did a little high-end modeling with an agency in New York, and this girl is, as far as I can tell, the archetypal model physique: about 5'10, lanky, slim, but graceful. Kind of the way Mischa Barton looks--I know some people think she's too thin but to me she looks like someone who's naturally just very tall and lean; I don't think she looks unhealthy. But anyway, this girl's agents told her she would have to lose 3" from her waistline in order to be seriously considered for the next season's shows. 3" off the waist of someone who already has zero body fat! Her waist probably measures about 23 inches as it is now--where the hell were the offending three inches supposed to come off from? She would have looked like a cadaver if she had obeyed them! Happily, she said "screw that," and ditched it. But not everyone has their head level enough to walk away from an opportunity like that, and a lot of these girls come from poor families in poor countries, like this girl who died, so no doubt they're thinking of supporting their families as well. It's just sick.

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5'8" and 88 pounds? oh my god...



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That's so sad. :(

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