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Tuesday, 12 September 2006 |
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A model wears a spring/summer design by Locking Shocking during the third day of the Pasarela Cibeles fashion show in this Sept. 7, 2005 file photo. Spain's top fashion show has turned away models because they are too thin.
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The top fashion show in Spain has made the unprecedented move of turning away a slew of models because they are too skinny.
Organizers of the pageant, known as the Pasarela Cibeles, used a mathematical formula to calculate the models' body mass index — a measure of their weight in relation to their height — and 30 percent of the women flunked, said the Association of Fashion Designers of Spain.
The show made the move to discourage body images blamed for encouraging eating disorders among young people.
The association said Friday it wanted models at its Sept. 18-22 show to project "an image of beauty and health" and shun the emaciated look.
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GOVERNMENT INTERVENED
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Organizers of the fashion shows, known as the Pasarela Cibeles, used a mathematical formula to calculate the models' body mass index — a measure of their weight in relation to their height — and 30 percent of the women flunked, said the Association of Fashion Designers of Spain.
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The decision was made as part of a voluntary agreement with the Madrid regional government, said Jesus del Pozo, a designer who is part of the association.
Last year's show, also called Madrid Fashion Week, drew protests from medical associations and women's advocacy groups because some of the models were positively bone-thin.
The Madrid regional government decided to intervene and pressure organizers to hire fuller-figured women as role models for young girls obsessed with being thin and prone to starving themselves, said Concha Guerra, deputy finance minister of the regional administration.
Fashion shows, Guerra said, "are mirrors for many young women."
Del Pozo said this was the first time skinny models have been snubbed at a major international fashion show.
ARE YOU TOO SKINNY?
The body mass index is a tool for doctors who study obesity, but you can use it, too. It is calculated by dividing weight in pounds by height in inches squared, and multiplying that total by 703.
If the resulting number is between 18.5 and 24.9, the person's weight is normal. Below 18.5 they are underweight. In the case of the Madrid show, organizers rejected women with indices under 18.
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