A top London agency has turned down a size-zero model for being too skinny. Models 1 showed the door to 22-year-old Charlotte Carter because, with a 22-inche waist, she was way too thin to be considered for the ramp. The agency straightaway told the size-zero model that she had to put on some extra pounds in order to work with them. The decision, welcomed by campaigners calling for a total ban on underweight models, has also been received well by 5ft 10in Charlotte. “It was like a psychological wall coming down. It helped me to finally realise that I was too thin,” The Sun quoted Charlotte, as saying. “I was impressed that an agency was addressing my well-being. It feels like London agencies are cracking down on this super-skinny idea . . . and the rest of the world is somehow listening,” she added. Models 1 director Karen Diamond said that 5ft 10in models like Charlotte are usually a UK size 8 to ten and are “severely underweight” if size zero. “We liked Charlotte’s face, but felt she was just too thin,” Diamond said.
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