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Supersized Supermodel Has Big, Big Plans

By David MoyeFeb 16th 2011 – 5:29PM
Courtesy of Amazon Eve

Courtesy of Amazon Eve

The heavens may be closer when you're 6 foot 8, but that doesn't mean you stop reaching for the stars. So is the case for a woman known professionally as Amazon Eve, who is about to reach a big milestone by being officially declared "the world's tallest model." Amazon Eve, who uses that name because her real name is...

Plus-Size Model 'Shocked' by Altered Pics

By Michelle RuizJul 22nd 2010 – 11:45AM
Duffy-Marie Arnoult, WireImage / Getty Images

Duffy-Marie Arnoult, WireImage / Getty Images

(July 22) --- As a plus-size fashion model and former eating disorder sufferer, Crystal Renn said she was stunned when a photographer for a charity fashion shoot gave her a digital slim-down that prompted a flurry of questions about her body image. The photos in question, shot by photographer Nicholas Routzen, show a...

Background on fashion model

A model (from Middle French modèle//aew), sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products (notably fashion clothing) or to serve as a subject of works of art.

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