France bans extremely thin models
New laws with severe penalties seek to protect health of models by asking for medical records and body mass index to be monitored
New York
ALL that talk about changing the shape - literally - of modelling has finally been put into action. At least in France.
Just days before the presidential election gave a resounding victory to Emmanuel Macron, heralding a new generation in French politics, two decrees aimed at protecting the health of models and at preventing anorexia were published.
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