This is really a sad comment on our times, isn’t it?  Anorexia has been a rampant problem in that industry for years.  They used to have the problem but kept it a secret in the racing industry.  Jockeys had the pressure to be very thin, long before the fashion industry took on this practice of applying pressure for a certain weight level and a particular “look”, at the expense of the human being who was being targeted.  Some countries are trying to do something about this epidemic in our culture to be reed thin, at any cost.  If these “models” are to be emulated by the next generation, shouldn’t they have a responsibility to project a healthy attitude; or is “dying of starvation” the considered norm, today?  Perhaps beside each glossy page, on current fashion magazines, they should put a small snap shot of some person from a third world country, who is,in fact, starving.  Maybe a clear message would be sent to all, that thin is not pretty; and that instead of celebrating the skeletal frame in our countries, with such an abundance of food, we should be providing those with no choice, something to eat, and a way to make a living.   An act of generosity and kindness is indeed the prettiest picture of all.