Swedish Teen Model Blasts the Fashion Industry for Labeling Her 'Too Big

[steve2470]

http://www.people.com/article/swedish-model-Agnes-Hedengard-too-big-for-industry

A 19-year-old model from Sweden is using YouTube to take a stand against the fashion industry that she says has labeled her "too big" for the runway.

In a video shared earlier this week, Agnes Hedengard wore only a bikini as she posed in front of a mirror and explained why she struggles to find work despite her seemingly good looks.

"I have worked as a model for about five years now, but up to this day I don't get any more jobs since the industry thinks I'm too big," she said. "They think this is too big."


Hedengard, who said she is 5'11" with a body mass index of 17.5 (which would technically put her in the "underweight" category, according to the National Institutes of Health), pointed to her body parts as she told viewers, "They think my butt is too big and they think my hips are too wide."

also here: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/swedish-model-agnes-hedengard-19-branded-too-big-hits-out-at-fashion-industrys-body-standards-on-youtube/story-fneuz9ev-1227499248316

[hobbit709]

1. Looks a little on the skinny side to me.

[steve2470]

2. it's really criminal the industry thinks she's "too big" nt

[LisaL]

8. A little? Looks like a lot on the skinny side.

She is underweight.

[EL34x4]

9. Of course she's underweight.

She's trying to find work as a model and everyone keeps telling her she's too heavy.

By this point, she's probably developed horrible nutrition habits. She does not look healthy.

What an awful industry.

[LisaL]

10. Exactly. If modeling industry wants hangers displaying its clothes,

that's what they should do. Just roll some hangers down the runway.

[KamaAina]

3. Her? Too big?!

[Nay]

12. Yeah. If she's too big, I'm the fuckin' Titanic. nt

[AngryAmish]

4. Well, I was never considered to be a model even when had 5% body fat

When I was 19 I was boxing and had to lose weight to get to welterweight, even at 5' 7". Yet at 5% bodyfat, I was too short to be a model.

The deal with models is they are modeling a garment made for an anonymous model. Fittings are minimal. Easier to change the model than change the clothes.

Every thin person is kinda the same, but especially with women if you are not a rail then fitting in generic clothes is hard. Some women gain weight in their bust, some butt, arms etc. Damn crapshoot that is utterly genetics. A friend of mine in college got her freshman 15 all in her boobs. It gave her a herniated disc.

Not all jobs are for all people.

[olddots]

5. As the father of an ex model who is scared for life by anorexia

This woman is telling the truth plain and simple .

[steve2470]

7. yes she is

American society and its fashion industry needs to change, badly.

[Travis_0004]

6. I could see her getting turned down for being too tall for some shoots

but I'm amazed that anybody would claim she is too fat.

[Rex]

11. All I hope is that she does not allow this to eat away at her, fuck the industry.

They like 14 year old girls that are literally half starved. They look ill, don't be like them. Also, I hope she learns from this how stupid the industry is and how it makes women hate themselves.

[stevenleser]

13. She's too big? In what way? That's crazy.

The industry is ridiculous.

[seveneyes]

14. Too big, too old, too young, too what the fuck ever

Move on and get a real job like the rest of us.

Life ain't free, get used to it. Stay alive until you can't handle it anymore ...