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Weight Gain On America's Next Top Model

April 17th, 2009

I finally got around to watching this week’s episode of America’s Next Top Model, where contestant London Levi was eliminated. Her “shocking weight gain” of 10-15 pounds was first introduced last week, when Paulina Poritzkova told her she was wearing “unflattering” shorts, and the camera zoomed in on her thighs. This week, she cried [...]

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America's Next Top Plus-Size Model?

May 15th, 2008

This year on ANTM, a “plus-size” model named Whitney made it to the final two. If you don’t want to know who wins, stop reading!

Filed under: ANTM, Celebrities, TV | 24 Comments »

Smoking Hot

October 3rd, 2007

A-list BFD tipster Kari sent in a link to an article that struck me almost as a follow-up to our conversation about the fashion industry (in the post below). We talked about the editors; what about the designers who choose to use ever-younger, ever-thinner women (and sometimes even children) as models? And where does it [...]

Filed under: ANTM, Eating Disorders, Fashion, TV, Weight Loss | 9 Comments »

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