Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Uruguay: Malnutrition kills second model sister

Eliana Ramos died from malnutrition this week only six months after her elder sister Luisel died of heart failure from anorexia. Luisel died while on the catwalk at a Montevideo fashion show while younger sister Eliana was found dead at home.

The deaths of several models due to excessive and irresponsible weight loss- including a Brazilian model last November- has rekindled the debate over “how thin is too thin” in the fashion industry. Some steps have been taken to try to remedy the problem like banning ultra-thin models from top fashion shows in Spain and Milan though not everyone agrees with those measures.

Links- Raw Story, VivirLatino, The Latin Americanist, Ireland Online, MSNBC, The Australian, CBC News

Image- Monsters & Critics (Models on the catwalk during Fashion Week in New York City)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The model in the photo is Finnish top model Suvi Koponen. But maybe she helped Aliana when she was falling down...