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BETH DITTO SPEAKS OUT ON SIZE ZERO MODELS

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Beth Ditto from The Gossip at Glastonbury 2007

Beth Ditto has slammed the modelling industry, branding it a 'brutal and abnormal' industry that is believed to be a factor in the eating disorders that afflict one million people in the UK.

The singer's comments come ahead of the Spring/Summer 08 fashion shows which kick off next week in New York.

Ditto, lead singer of The Gossip, said the industry was a 'brutal business that relies on a beauty standard achieved by 0.00008% of women'. Instead of recognition for achievement, women get 'bombarded with photos of girls with bodies that so, so, so few have, in clothes that will never fit and that you will never be able to afford.'

Despite a much-hyped enquiry by the British Fashion Council addressing the campaign against size zero models, banning skinny models is believed to have been ruled out as it would discriminate against models that are naturally thin.

Ditto, who at 5ft tall weighs 15 stone, objected to women being stereotyped. 'No one shows you a photo of 'Mama' Cass and says, 'See? She's a genius and had an amazing music career.'

Tuesday 28 August 2007

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I think Ditto looks fab, she is curvy in all the right places. Iunderstand there are some naturaly thin models on the other hand there could be some naturaly larger ones. I think designers should take this into account. Why cant they vary there collections with this in mind. I myself am 12 stone 5'6 very fit and health and exercise every day. I do have a thyroid problem ahve had to accept the way i am built but i still want to wear what you see on the catwalk. Please can we see a good mix of models.
Comment by Lisa Sinclair on March 10 18:32