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Judgment day is coming in the case of the woman named Hollands Next Top Model in 2008. But this time its not on TV, its due to be pronounced in a Dutch court on Wednesday. Was Ananda Marchildon too fat, or, specifically, too hippy to receive the 75,000 in assignments promised by the show? The modeling agency Elite is alleged to have said she had a nice face but a fat ass. Specifically, she was two centimeters, or three quarters of an inch, wider than theyd allow, suggesting she wouldnt look good on runways and wouldnt even fit in the designers clothes. So they cut her off with a payout of only 10,000 (about $13,000).
On Tuesday, to bolster her lawsuit to win back the rest of the money, and, well, perhaps sway Dutch public opinion, Marchildon teamed up with underwear manufacturer Sloggi for a new photo shoot and invited The Daily Beast to watch the session.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/06/dutch-model-deemed-too-fat-gets-her-day-in-court-and-poses-to-prove-her-point.html?obref=obinsite
Wow....Seriously??
Tabasco_Dave
(1,259 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)Myrina
(12,296 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Chan790
(20,176 posts)that made my former roommate the runway model retire at 22 because fashion houses insist that their models be sizes 2-4.*
Yes, she's "too fat" to work a NYC fashion week runway...she's within 35# of normal weight for her height and build and that's just not acceptable.
*-It's okay. She took the quarter-million she made while going to college with no loans, put herself through her MBA and invested the rest into an IRA. Now she works on Wall St. and makes about $100K a year and plans to retire at 40. Also, she's hot.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Chan790
(20,176 posts)Any time someone tells you that they aspire to be Dagny Taggert you should run for the hills. So you want no part of that honestly. She's also my best-friend's ex-fiance and we're on not-really-speaking terms.
But, yes. She's single.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Yavin4
(35,453 posts)Last edited Tue Mar 20, 2012, 02:15 PM - Edit history (1)
Lots more. Maybe a video or two. In fact, I may need a personal one on one inspection.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)eejits.
edbermac
(15,949 posts)Fat? No way, that lady has a VERY nice backside.
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)I'd hate to hear what they think about MY tastes, because in no known regular UNIverse is that butt "fat". How ridiculous.
Baitball Blogger
(46,775 posts)she probably will get more looks than twiggy.
Voluptuous derrieres have been in vogue for some time.
dr.strangelove
(4,851 posts)and Bizzaro tired of talking about it!
Seriously, the fashion world is insane. That woman is too thin for my tastes, yet she is indeed a beautiful woman.
Bruce Wayne
(692 posts)But such a nice girl... Why it looks like she'd give a friend her shirt right off her back!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Last edited Tue Mar 20, 2012, 06:16 PM - Edit history (1)
What were they expecting her to look like when she posed, anyway?
She's very sleek, well-proportioned, healthy, pretty face, the works.
I don't get the problem here, she looks just as good as any classic model.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)young woman. Someone is deef in the eyes and blind in the ears if she's "fat."
sakabatou
(42,189 posts)mistertrickster
(7,062 posts)Orrex
(63,247 posts)blue neen
(12,335 posts)By no means is she fat.
What the hell is wrong with the fashion industry? Pubescent young ladies who look like heroin addicts are not what models should be.
I'm 56. I'd give anything to have that butt.
Broderick
(4,578 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,926 posts)Mine looks like a couple of wolverines fighting in a sack.
guitar man
(15,996 posts)She's aneorexic.... but to most I'd guess she looks pretty normal sized.
But then I have a thing for women that are nice and round..... been married to a self-described "fat" woman for 20 years now. I've never got the whole super skinny thing myself.