An Interview With the Mother of a 5-Year-Old Fashion Model

Have you ever seen an ad for children’s clothes and wondered, “How did they find these kids?” Adults have Tyra Banks to discover them (...sort of), but who’s going around telling the children in this country that they’re still in the running towards becoming America’s next top child model? Earlier this month I talked…
France Moves to Ban Ultra-Thin Models and Pro-Anorexia Websites
The French Parliament passed a measure Friday banning the use of excessively thin models on the runway. Part of a larger Health Bill, the measure won a majority vote in the National Assembly lower house of Parliament and will move on to the Senate next week. Other countries, including Spain and Israel, have passed…
Hot Mugshot Guy Not Withering Away in Jail, Planning Modeling Career
World's hottest felon Jeremy Meeks is planning to be a model when he's released from the clink. According to Us Weekly, Meeks is working with a fancy agency White Cross Management to "capitalize on his Internet notoriety."
We May Be Getting a TV Show About Ford Models Founder Eileen Ford
Eileen Ford, the legendary head of Ford Models and a woman who drastically altered the modeling industry, could be getting her own television series.
Models Are Reportedly Leaving Victoria's Secret Over Shitty Pay
Karlie Kloss and Doutzen Kroes are out as Victoria's Secret Angels, and sources say it's because there are too many Angels out there and not enough money to feed them.
Aspiring Model Gets Refillable Breast Implants that Balloon to Size 32K
Move over Beshine and Claudia Marie. There's a new breast implant IT girl and it's 26-year-old Martina Big, who's spent over $50,000 in a bid to make herself a model. Not only has she had rhinoplasty and facial injections, but she's also got refillable breast implants that have possibly killed someone.
Victoria's Secret Model Thinks She'd Make a Great Singer/Actress
Mischievous forest imp/ famous wearer of clothes Cara Delevingne has announced that, at only 22, she will soon be stepping away from modeling to focus instead on her singing and acting, a career move that has never backfired on anybody.
Vogue Posts Diverse Body Slideshow in Wake of 'Plus-Sized' Controversy
Either someone worked fast or this is a case of perfect timing: As consumers and cultural critics become more vocal about the exclusion of diverse body shapes from the world of fashion, Vogue has dropped a slideshow called "The Best Lingerie Comes in All Sizes" that, yes, actually includes a fairly diverse range of…
Internet Mad That Plus-Sized Model Isn't Really Plus-Sized
Late last week, Elle profiled Myla Dalbesio, a model who—along with Jourdan Dunn, Amanda Wellsh, Ji Hye Park and Lara Stone—appears in Calvin Klein's new "Perfectly Fit" campaign. Dalbesio, at size 10, is considered plus-sized in the modeling world, a fact that Elle mentioned both on Twitter and in the article. This…
Woman Living With Crohn's and Colostomy Bag Pursues Modeling Career
Bethany Townsend never expected that a bikini photo she posted on Facebook would go viral, or that the support she received from thousands of people would reignite her dream to become a model. Townsend lives with Crohn's disease, which requires her to use colostomy bags, so when she posted the photo she did it because…