Research

For my project my chosen topic is size zero models, i am questionning whether the use of size zero models is unjust and unnessesery.


FIGURES AND STATISTICS

80% rise of young girls admitted to hospital with anorexia in the last decade
150000 women die a year anorexia
The CDC says that for ALL EATING disorders, where the eating disorder is the DIRECT or the UNDERLYING cause of death, from 2002 to 2005, there were an average of 150 deaths per year.

CASES

Topshop were asked to remove an image of model Codie Young off the website after an outcry from eating disorder organisations. The models was retaliated as complained that she was naturally that size and it wouldnt matter how much she ate because she would still weigh the same and she shouldnt be punished for that.

In madrid model, Luisel Ramos (22) lived off only lettuce leaves and diet coke for 3 months before dying of  heart attack, her sister who was only 18 also later died of a heart attack due to malnutrition.

MEDIA INFLUENCE

The media has an enourmous amount of influence over everyone but when it comes to how we should look young girls are particularly effected by the amount of pressure piled on them to look a certain way.

DONT BAN SIZE ZEROS

Leading fashion magazine Elle claim that stopping the use of size zero models will encourage people to become overweight. 
My thought- Stopping the use of size zero models wouldnt mean we would start using obese models.. it would mean using healthy sized models, which would mean not putting pressue on people to loose or put on weight but rather to be happy with their natural look!

AMERICAS NEXT TOP PLUS SIZED MODEL

Tyra Banks started this show and the criteria for it was age 13-19  sized between 12-20. As much as i look up to Tyra for being a supposedly 'plus-size' model... Encouraging a 13 year old to be a size 12 definatley isnt healthy! The show itself definatley is a good idea, but i think they need to find a more appropriate age and size range that fit in with each other.

DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, DIFFERENT RULES

I noticed different countries use different size guidelines for their models. Although this might be seen as a good thing as those countries dropping the use of size zero models may actually encourage other countries to follow suit.. this isnt always the case. Due to advanced technology we all have very easy access to find out what is going on in other countries ect.... therefore even if our country banned the use of size zero models we would still be influenced by the use of them in other countries! 

Researching has definatley helped me to widen my knowledge on this topic and will enable to plan and write a better essay as i am able to have my own opinion and view point