Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?


	Was the photoshopped Ralph Lauren model fired for being overweight?

lenidec

10-15-2009 5:20 AM

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weight, overweight, media

lenidec says:

A friend of mine once told me perfection is dictated by the media. But then who would rectify this distorted view on weight? Should we wait when they start using photoshop on Venus? Let's say no to "preservatives and additives" NOW!

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Unfortunately,"addressing the problem" may have included
firing the model, 23-year-old Filippa Hamilton. She is
5'10" and weighs 120 pounds--clearly more full-bodied than
the photoshopped girl we see in the advertisement. Though Hamilton
has modeled for Ralph Lauren since she was 15, the company let her
go "as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under
her contract with us." But the story gets worse: Hamilton says
she was let go because she'd become too fat to model for them.
"They fired me because they said I was overweight and I
couldn't fit in their clothes anymore," she explained.
"I was shocked to see that super skinny girl with my
face...It's very sad, I think, that Ralph Lauren could do
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