Uruguayan model Luisel Ramos died of heart failure due to anorexia. The 22 year old fainted in the dressing room after participating in a fashion show during Fashion week in Uruguay. Reports say that the model has been adapted to a Lettuce and Diet Coke three months prior to her death. Police have been informed by her father that she has gone several days without eating.
Her death influenced Italian fashion designers to bann size zero models from walking down their catwalks. Ramos's BMI (body mass index) was 14.5 and she weight 44kg/97lbs. Due to her death there restrictions of the body mass index; during the Madrid fashion week in September 2006 models below the BMI of 18 were not allowed to participate in this event.
Although the Ultra-thin models have been banned from Milan and Madrid they have not been banned from London fashion week. According to the daily telegraph, The British Fashion Council went against the government by resisting the ban of size zero on catwalks.
This is an example of how wanting somethingor in this case; the glamorous life of being in a fashion model, could allow a person to be so dedicated to the pointof where they do not realize how it is effecting them. in the fashion industry models seem to have the same appearance; Tall & slim with a distinctive face. By being tall, models will need to meet the height requirements (this is usualy 5"9), by having a distinctive face varies as it depends on the model however being slim is different as a person's weight can be changed. As this is an industry where you are judged on appearance, the models make sure they meet these expectations. it could be through exercise, plastic surgery and also dietiing, but in this case extreme dieting due to appearance could lead to fatal outcomes.
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