Free meals for models

by Nicole Weston, Posted Feb 14th 2007 @ 7:01AM

If you haven't heard by now, there has been a lot of controversy in the fashion world about extremely thin models lately. Some shows have banned girls from the catwalks if their BMI is too low and other designers are refusing to use them to show their collections. In an effort to aid those poor, overly thin models on their quest to bulk back up and get back to strutting their stuff on the runway, the trendy Bumpkin restaurant in Notting Hill in London is offering free food to them. Any model with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of less than 18 - which would be the BMI for a 5'8" woman weighing 120-lbs - can get all the free food that they want. The manager recommends the hearty charter pie, which contains leeks, chicken and bacon and is "enough to keep you warm and energized all day."

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Filed Under: Chefs & Restaurants, Restaurants
Tags: british isles, bumpkin, dinner, free food, london, model, models, notting hill, restaurant, skinny, weight

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2-14-2007 @10:38AM B said... Is the food just for models, or can any woman with a low enough BMI get a free meal?
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2-14-2007 @4:50PM esmereldagrubb said... OMG Where did you find that HORRID picture of that model? I am afraid to see the rest of her.....
Unofortunately models arent going to want the free food who have a BMI under 18 because they have eating disorders. How about some free psychiatric sessions first??
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2-14-2007 @8:31PM Andi said... You have to show your modeling card.

I think this is a really good idea, BTW. Not letting models work until they gain some weight hopefully will save a few lives. Either that or the models will commit suicide.
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2-14-2007 @9:10PM Adriane said... Yeah...I suppose that is a nice gesture, but I don't see how free food is going to help anything- money isn't the issue, clearly.
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2-14-2007 @8:34PM Andi said... Go look on the Guy Laroche site: Spring Collection. You think you're horrified by this? Those girls have bags unter their eyes and no spark. They probably double as trafficked prostitutes.
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