ALI MICHAEL SPEAKS OUT ABOUT WEIGHT

Runway / News
May 24, 2008

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Battling an eating disorder and dropped from shows due to a five-pound weight gain...



One year ago, Texas-born model Ali Michael walked in Spring fashion shows in New York, Paris, London, and Milan, for a total of 31 shows.



This Spring, Michael, now 18, left Paris after walking in just one show, and didn't walk in Milan at all.

She had just walked 10 shows in New York, and had been touted as a “next big thing” since her debut a couple years ago – so what gives?


Mom Mary Anne reported that casting directors for Paris Fashion Week cited a five-pound weight gain as a disqualifier, and that her legs were “too fat.”

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