Modeling Industry
Modeling Industry
By: Alicia Louvan Did you know that the average height of a female model is around 5’10-5’11’ and weight is 120-124 pounds? When the actual healthy weight for women that is 5’10’-5’11 should weigh around 142-150 pounds, to me that is ridiculous and is a significant difference in weight (Evea). What the modeling industry has brought to society and to young teenage women is that apparently it is okay to be the size of a stick. I personally think that that it is completely unhealthy, and our society needs to do all that we can to try to change the view of teenage woman on their self-esteem, self-image, and confidence. Teenage women need to know that having curves and meat on their body is normal, because the models they see on television, the runway, and magazines are absolutely unhealthy in every possible way. What do you bet; those models are probably wishing they were eating that juicy double cheeseburger you had for dinner last night from McDonald’s. One of the biggest concerns I have about what the modeling industry is that they are promoting images of models that are size 00-0. Who knew there was even a size double 0? According to Reuters, 9 out of 10 women say that they are pressured by the media to be skinny. (Evea) I believe it’s very unrealistic for most women in America to achieve that kind of weight. Models portray an image that to be beautiful you need to be their size. Not only is it the models that are a big contribution to this problem, it is also the influential people that many young women look up to. There are people in the fashion industry that support and encourage the use of thin models. (Evea) A prime example would be the Chanel fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Karl believes that the people that are opposing the belief of being thin on the runway are “fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly”. He believes that the rest of the world is “Just jealous
By: Alicia Louvan Did you know that the average height of a female model is around 5’10-5’11’ and weight is 120-124 pounds? When the actual healthy weight for women that is 5’10’-5’11 should weigh around 142-150 pounds, to me that is ridiculous and is a significant difference in weight (Evea). What the modeling industry has brought to society and to young teenage women is that apparently it is okay to be the size of a stick. I personally think that that it is completely unhealthy, and our society needs to do all that we can to try to change the view of teenage woman on their self-esteem, self-image, and confidence. Teenage women need to know that having curves and meat on their body is normal, because the models they see on television, the runway, and magazines are absolutely unhealthy in every possible way. What do you bet; those models are probably wishing they were eating that juicy double cheeseburger you had for dinner last night from McDonald’s. One of the biggest concerns I have about what the modeling industry is that they are promoting images of models that are size 00-0. Who knew there was even a size double 0? According to Reuters, 9 out of 10 women say that they are pressured by the media to be skinny. (Evea) I believe it’s very unrealistic for most women in America to achieve that kind of weight. Models portray an image that to be beautiful you need to be their size. Not only is it the models that are a big contribution to this problem, it is also the influential people that many young women look up to. There are people in the fashion industry that support and encourage the use of thin models. (Evea) A prime example would be the Chanel fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Karl believes that the people that are opposing the belief of being thin on the runway are “fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly”. He believes that the rest of the world is “Just jealous
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