There were many who wowed me with their looks, and a handful of others who failed – some left me feeling that they needed to team up with a new stylist. With so many fashionably dressed in attendance, I decided to narrow the field and focus on the models that attended for my ranking of my top fashionable looks.

Constance Jablonski – Constance looked radiant in her Wes Gordon gown – and how adventurous of her to rock that thigh-high slit. I love the mini corset part of her dress, she really made an appearance wearing that piece. And her eyes, so lovely and captivating.  Constance is definitely not at her skinniest here, but looks lovely and thin.

Anja Rubik – Anja made a statement wearing a red leather Anthony Vaccarello dress, she looked absolutely stunning! Anja hasn’t been on my radar in some time, but she instantly grabbed my attention at first glance of seeing her.  I give her props for wearing a short dress instead of a gown, a much better choice in my opinion to stand out from the crowd, which is exactly what she did.  Anja looks like she has been on good behavior – her great body and legs pair perfectly with her flirty dress.

Miranda Kerr – Miranda shined in a Michael Kors black cut-away dress. For a while, Miranda wasn’t looking so great, so I was definitely surprised to see how lovely she looked on the red carpet. Miranda rocked that dress with her toned body, I’m sure other attendees were jealous!

Chanel Iman – Chanel wore a J.Mendel black and white striped silk gown. Her pink tipped hair and clutch were a great contrast of color against the neutral colored stripes. I’m not a fan of Chanel, but I must admit she rocked those stripes, something not everyone can pull off.

Karolina Kurkova – Karolina went way out of the box and wore a custom asymmetric printed dress by Mary Katrantzou. With stripes and a crazy pattern this look could have easily gone awry, but Karolina pulled it off well with her simple accessories.  Karolina looks thinner than I’ve seen her in awhile – a nice added bonus

Doutzen Kroes – Doutzen wore a Theyskens’ Theory black strapless dress with a leather bodice.  I’ve never been a fan of hers either, but she did win me over with her outfit choice – great for her body type and also very dominatrix and sexy looking. She still needs work on her facial expression.

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First up is Abbey Lee Kershaw. Abbey Lee got her start when she won the 2004 Girlfriend Model Competition. Not too long after that she was scouted and signed with Chic Management.

Now Abbey Lee is ranked one of the top 10 models in the industry and making it big. She’s definitely come a long way! She was the first model to start doing the baby food diet, and it’s interesting that her look change started around that time.

I prefer the look that Abbey Lee has now. She’s much more developed as a model and isn’t afraid to be her badass self. I also love her skinnier body and skinny sunken-in face, although I do have a soft spot for Abbey Lee’s baby face from when she first started.

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Based on the images that I’ve seen, along with the backstage teasers, and a few conversations with those who were actually at the filming a few weeks ago, there are a few models that I’m looking forward to seeing this year.

First is Constance Jablonski. Constance is a larger-framed girl, and on the boxy side, and thus has to work much harder to look skinny compared to the smaller framed models – which she has obviously been doing. She’s definitely been a super good girl judging from these images, and I’m proud of her.. I can see how hard she’s been working!

The second model I’m anxious to see is Magdalena Frackowiak. Magdalena, for the most part, always looks great and is always very consistent with her body and appearance.  She has a very toned and slim body that always looks amazing, as you can see.

Some fashion models who get the opportunity to walk in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show use it as an opportunity to gain a few pounds to “fit the mold” of the brand, but not Constance and Magdalena! They didn’t slack off one bit (in fact Constance did the opposite) … very smart, because we know how fickle the industry is.

Then there are the standard Victoria’s Secret girls that we see every year, either because they are a staple for Victoria’s Secret or they’re Victoria’s Secret “Angels” – and honestly, some of them are just there because they’ve signed a contract for a certain number of years. These include Miranda Kerr, Candice Swanepoel, and Erin Heatherton. These three are nothing impressive, as you’ll see in the images below.

Erin seems to have gained quite a bit of weight, especially in her thigh area.

Now – one of the most questionable girls in the show – as well as one of the most questionable girls in fashion in general right now – is Cara Delevingne. I have a love/hate relationship with Cara, which I’ll elaborate on in an upcoming article, but I just don’t think she’s a fit for VS. I think the reason she is in the show this year is because she has become one of the new “it” girls in fashion. And what better way for Victoria’s Secret to gain appeal in the high-fashion market by putting one of the popular fashion “it” girls in their show. (They did the same with Karlie. Karlie, in my opinion, isn’t a Victoria’s Secret model either, she’s too skinny for their target audience, but they continue to use her because she has such a huge following in the fashion world.)  The only thing Cara has going for her here is her horrible, all-over-the-place walk, one that I hate seeing on proper high fashion runways. I think her mess of a walk, combined with the silly, obnoxious, self-impressed faces she’s always making – make her a perfect fit for the ridiculousness that is the Victoria’s Secret runway.

Then there is Barbara Palvin, who as you all know, I’m not a fan of.  Are any of you thinking the same thing I am about those boots and those thighs? I felt so embarrassed for her the way the fat was spilling out of the top of her boots. I wonder what Barbara did to piss off the stylist that they made her squeeze into those? Poor Barbara, do you feel fat? Because you look it. The girl really belongs in plus size work, but that’s another conversation entirely. Too bad, because she really does have a gorgeous face.

And last but not least, there are the bona fide fatties Adriana Lima and Lily Aldridge, who absolutely should not be on the runway because they just popped out babies these past few months. Seriously, I don’t know what woman aspires to look like them – except women who are 50-100lbs overweight and are looking for some inspiration from older, post-baby, overweight models with big floppy milk-filled breasts, thick mid-sections, and cellulite-marbled thighs. I know I’d rather barf than look like that – in fact, thanks VS, because seeing this is such perfect birth control!

There is one thing I must give VS credit for – they are smart marketers and know how to capture almost every audience. They’ve perfectly combined a few skinny fashion models, a current popular “it” fashion model, the standard VS girls that everyone recognizes for their ads and catalogues, the token fatties, along with two of the most popular music performers – Justin Bieber and Rihanna – into a highly publicized, must-see event that many top celebrities attend. I give them kudos, because they’ve done an amazing job of targeting almost every single demographic – young teen Bieber fans, to young fashionistas, to overweight middle-aged women, to men who want to see hot models walk around in lingerie (the most action they’ve probably seen all year – and right in their own living room,) and almost everyone in between. What they’ve created is an amazing marketing platform so powerful that even those of us who consider the majority of the models ordinary and far from inspirational will still watch the show – just like I will be doing with my boyfriend tonight.

Be sure and watch tonight 10/9C on CBS!

[Images: Getty, tochka.net]

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Would you dare eat in front of The Karl?

Here at Skinny Gossip we are above average. However in this instance, I’d much rather prefer to be below average – especially when it comes to calories and consumption. Consuming anywhere near 4,000 calories during a meal – OR even in an entire day – is totally unacceptable – in fact, it’s just disgusting! (WTF! That’s more than a pound of weight in terms of calories!)

To help all you Skinny Gurls out there survive and navigate America’s biggest face-stuffing day, I’ve compiled a list of tips and tricks to avoid the calories.. and the shame. I’ve broken them out into two scenarios: the first is a girl who wants to be/sit at the meal and partake without going crazy; the second is for the girl with too much anxiety about it and would rather avoid it completely.

If you must partake in a Thanksgiving meal that’s being prepared by someone else, and don’t want to be too out of place with your eating habits:

• Fill your stomach up before the meal. Eat something low in calories, drink a liter or so of water – anything to make you not as hungry and eat less.
• Eat small portion sizes. And spread them out on your plate to make it look like you have more than you really do. NO PILES! If it’s heaped up, it’s TOO MUCH.
• Focus on the protein (turkey, etc) and pure/clean forms of vegetables (not soaked or dressed with butter and other sweets or garbage). Avoid carbs as much as possible! This means as little as possible of potatoes, squash, cranberry sauce, and of course the sweets like pies.
• Minimize your use of condiments. Gravy, dressings, etc. A little butter or oil might be OK – fats make you feel fuller and believe it or not in a desperate situation like this they are far better than the heavy carby stuff.
• Skip the appetizers.
• Do not, do not, do NOT eat dessert!  Obviously we don’t want to offend our host, so tell them you are completely stuffed (with turkey, vegetables, and water, right!?) and can’t possibly eat another bite of anything else – however, it looks delicious and you’d love to take something home for later (which you’ll of course throw in the garbage or happily give to someone else.) If you absolutely MUST and I mean MUST, go ahead and take a small cookie or teentsy-tiny slice of pie onto your plate. But even this is big trouble and has the potential to blow your skinny plans and stop your weight loss for up to a week. The sugar, carbs, and fat are the worst of anything at the table (along with those damn potatoes!)
• Pretend not to like a certain dish, or say you recently discovered you had a new food allergy to avoid eating certain dishes that are laden with calories.
• Eat and chew your food very slowly. Everyone else will be shoving food in their faces at record speeds and no one will be paying attention to you – they will think you ate way more than you really did.

If you want to avoid the meal all together:

• Pretend you are sick (food poisoning, stomach flu, etc.) – this is a great excuse to avoid eating at all, or to stick to very low calorie foods such as chicken broth. It also gives you a great excuse to completely avoid annoying family members and just stay in bed all day.
• If you have to drive somewhere for it, say you had car troubles (a flat, dead battery, engine problems) – then you can skip it entirely (if that’s even an option) or show up two hours later after everyone has finished. Of course, they’ll probably want to feed you leftovers when you finally do arrive –>; see next excuse
• Share some big problem that’s giving you stress – broken down car, just broke up with your bf, personal issues, time of the month, work problems, etc. Have a little pity party (water works always help!) for yourself and tell them that you are so stressed that you have no appetite. Hopefully they’ll feel so bad for you that they won’t be on your case to eat. This excuse is also good if you choose to eat but you don’t want to each that much.
• Pretend you just came from another Thanksgiving meal, and you are stuffed to the brim.
• Be a conscientious objector! Tell them you do not wish to partake in a meal to celebrate a “holiday” where no one seems to recognize the reality behind Thanksgiving. Talk about how the Native Americans were brutalized by the colonists, and what a big, offensive lie the whole Thanksgiving myth is.

We all have different situations with varying circumstances. I’m sure most of you outside the states are relieved that you don’t even recognize or celebrate this holiday (lucky you!) Whatever the case may be, I hope you find my suggestions helpful and encouraging. I wouldn’t want any of you girls to end up like this.

Regardless of your beliefs surrounding Thanksgiving, I think it gives us all an opportunity to reflect on how lucky we are and the many reasons why we should be thankful.

What are your Thanksgiving survival skills? Do you have any special tips or tricks for this time of year? Tell us in the forums.

I’ll be traveling, but will try to chime in and tell you whether I was a good girl or not.

[Image is by Danny Roberts - check out his work!]

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As a thin person, I was also annoyed by our double-standards around weight. For example, people think nothing of telling a thin woman – to their face, in front of an entire group of people – how skinny they are and even to suggest what they should eat. But I’ve never seen the reverse happen to an overweight woman.

It also seems thin is only OK if it’s an accident. We hear thin celebrities say “damn, I eat like a horse and I just can’t gain weight!” This is a lie and one they feel they must tell, because honesty (“I work hard for this body!”) is for some reason socially unpalatable. It’s also terrible because it feeds the delusion that our body weight is outside of our control.

I know it sounds weird in a world where we hear about “pressure to be thin”, but sometimes it feels like if you are thin – whether naturally or as a result of your daily choices – there is pressure not just to eat, but to overeat. And those of us who want to be thin – or need to be for our career – need ways to deal with that.

I have had my own issues around food and eating, both personally and in my family, and obviously they have found their way into my writing here. I realize I haven’t always been great at knowing where the line is. But again there is a terrible double-standard: “big beautiful women” sites on which people exchange recipes for 4,000-calorie cheesecakes don’t seem to unnerve the social critics the same way we do. I’ll leave it to smarter people to figure out why.

What I write on the site is intentionally outrageous and intended to provoke controversy, but I never imagined it would grow to the point where the celebrities I was writing about were actually reading the articles, and that has made me think.

Over the past week, things really snowballed. It seemed to start with an IBT article, which I believe led to a Reddit thread where the submitter implored readers to “please stop” me. It worked; that thread resulted in Anonymous hitting me with a DDoS attack, forcing me to change web hosts and spend most of the week wondering what the hell I had gotten myself into.

The site was barely back up when a wave of major articles hit – many of them labeling us as “pro-anorexia”, which is absolutely false. Anorexia is not mere dieting, it is not striving for a certain look or to fit into a certain piece of clothing. We have never supported illness or self-harm. But these days if you’re slim or even average and want to be a little thinner, the anorexia label is not far behind. Not that any of you will listen to me about what’s counterproductive, but calling every skinny person anorexic doesn’t do sick people any favors. It’s also worth noting that not a single one of these so-called journalists contacted me before filing their stories.

Had the media bothered to look a little deeper, they would have seen the community behind the site – a community I’m very proud of. The Skinny Gossip forum is made up of more than 1,000 awesome young women supporting each other in health and, in some cases, recovery. It is a community where we prefer the skinny look, but not at the cost of health. Promotion of self-harm is not tolerated, and in several cases we have suspended or even banned members who did.

The community also includes a number of fashion models (including some who are quite well-known) whom I either know personally or have invited via friends and colleagues. They have access to a private “VIP” area to discuss (anonymously, if they wish) the challenges of their careers and the struggle to balance the thinness their jobs demand with the health we all want them to maintain. They also share their work experiences with others in the industry, and I believe it has served as a great resource for young women working in a very difficult business.

But returning to my key point, the site’s reach has grown tremendously, and with this reach comes new responsibility. So, effective immediately, I am making the following changes:

• I am removing the “Starving Tips of the Day” until I can review, edit, and possibly re-title it. While I believe most of them are solid tips for avoiding overeating or curbing cravings, I do see some of them that, upon further reflection, I can no longer support.
• I am adding language to our community registration terms that explicitly prohibits the glorification or promotion of self-harm. While it has been unofficial policy from the beginning, it will now be officially stated. This will not just be window dressing; it will be enforced. We do not want to cut off support to those most in need, but we will warn – and then ban – members who violate these terms, and when doing so we will direct them to reputable sources of assistance.
• Within the next few days, I am adding a section to the community with resources and paths to assistance for issues including depression, eating disorders, and self-injury.
• I am making some changes to the VIP areas of the community to better reflect this philosophy and ensure that each member clearly understands the goal and intent of the community.

Over the past few days, I have heard from hundreds of people. Most of you tried to out-hate me – including several death and rape threats – but a few of you sent messages that were fair, well-thought-out, and in some cases even kind. Those who sent the former are part of the problem; those who sent the latter deserve some of the credit for these changes.

In closing, there’s nothing wrong with saying skinny is beautiful, just like there’s nothing wrong with saying curvy is beautiful, or red hair is beautiful, or anything else someone happens to find appealing. It’s an opinion, and we’re all entitled to them.

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Guess who?! Yes, it’s the lovely Kate Upton, confidently lumbering up a runway like there’s a buffet at the end of it. Now, there’s nothing wrong with an average girl like Kate being confident. She’s pretty, she bangs down the runway like she owns it, and I totally commend her for her bravery.

Fairer views of Kate in the same outfit are here:

And I still ask: what the heck? Has fashion become this? Well – we know it hasn’t, so let’s not pretend this is fashion. She looks thick, vulgar, almost pornographic – and she is a solid 30 lbs too heavy for this outfit.

Which gets me to – what the HELL IS THIS??? Choices, people!!!

I thought cannibalism was illegal?!? If that’s not a very different species of cow, Kate could be in legal trouble!

So gurls, with my apologies, let’s take a closer look at this little piggie:

Huge thighs, NO waist, big fat floppy boobs, terrible body definition – she looks like a squishy brick. Is this what American women are “striving” for now? The lazy, lardy look? Have we really gotten so fat in this country that Kate is the best we can aim for? Sorry, but: eww!

The sudden surge in fame for Kate Upton makes me wonder how much further our plus-sized fixation is going to go. It’s not that the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was ever high art, but thanks to Kate Upton securing this year’s cover, it’s now barely a notch above Playboy.

Fashion is supposed to be aspirational – and the kind of people who aspire to look like this shop for clothes at Wal-Mart.

It’s all very much too bad, because at the beginning, there was some hope for her:

Seriously, what a beauty! She is absolutely gorgeous here. I feel for her agent – I can almost hear the weeping. What beautiful eyes and face she started with – there was actually potential for her before she fell in love with… stuffing her face!

Look, I’ll admit – I love In’n’Out as much as the next gurl, but it’s not supposed to be an everyday thing, Kate! And we can be sure that Kate is the rare model who poses with food – and then actually devours it.

She doesn’t just look vulgar – she’s also never afraid to act the part:

Gee, what do you want in that glass, Kate? *shudder* – seriously, this looks like the cover of some crappy porn movie. “Kate Upton stars in: Hillbilly Gokkun, Volume 1” sounds about right – she is easily the most “porny” model to enter the mainstream in a very long time. She looks like she would work in the back of a motorcycle shop in Nashville and give (bad) blow jobs for $25.

The poor girl is 19, but looks like a rough 30. She’s 150+ lbs, but dresses like she’s 115.

She actually looks pregnant here, but I suspect it’s just the result of shapewear or corset abuse:

Yes, yes, I know that every tobacco-chewing, beer-drinking, shotgun-toting, NASCAR-watching man south of the Mason-Dixon line would love to get into her pants (or, as they say down South, “into her tent”, which in her case is the same thing) – but most of those guys wouldn’t know a beautiful woman if she jumped out in front of his pickup truck.

Even though I have my disagreements with Victoria’s Secret, I can agree with them on this. Sophia Neophitou, one of their casting directors, said this of Kate:

“We would never use her… she’s like a Page 3 girl… she’s like a footballer’s wife, with the too-blond hair and that kind of face that anyone with enough money can go out and buy.”

I agree with that sentiment, but this is not a face I’d want to buy:

This girl belongs deep in the gutter of American commercialism – so don’t get any crazy ideas about her being a fashion model, OK?

[UPDATE: Please read this important statement about my views on self-harm.]

[Comments and discussion are welcome in the forums.]

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So, I’m going to give you a few reasons to get in there and start participating:

• Being a forum, it feels even more like a community. You can set up profiles, etc. etc.
• It’s a much safer & saner way to personally connect with one another – I can’t tell you how many THOUSAND comments I have deleted because some well-meaning gurl posts her contact info or whatever bc she wants a “skinny buddy” – but I don’t feel right letting that happen when I have no control over who will see that info. With the forums there are a couple layers of verification that will keep us all safer and give us more private areas for discussions.
• It keeps conversations tied together – one of the things that has frustrated me about the blog – as much as I love it – is that the comments go off in a million different directions and the comments don’t end up really having anything to do with the article they are posted on. And I’m OCD so it drives me nuts. So please, if it’s got nothing to do with the post – PUT IT IN THE FORUMS. They’re you’re friend.
• It’s private – especially the super-elite “Gurls Club” – which I’ll talk about later.
• You can easily submit items/articles/etc. for consideration to be featured on Skinny Gossip! You might be famous!
• I’m a stickler for privacy: your personal info (email, etc.) is never shared with anyone.

I’m working on some fun stuff to keep it interesting in there, for example:

• A points/prize system. You will be rewarded for participating positively (as determined by other members.) It’s similar to the karma system over on The Fashion Spot (we love you, TFS!) except I’m going to give away real prizes.
• Awards/badge system for meeting your goals or other community rewards
• Personal photo albums with privacy control so you can share pics only with members you know and trust.
• Weight trackers, group diets, competitions, etc.

Now, a little info on the “Gurls Club” which is for my favorite gurls only. You know who you are – you’ve been supporting me forever on this blog. Commenting, keeping it real, reminding me when I’m slacking, etc. So I have created this Club for my besties, and you’ll have special karmic powers, access to secret areas, public recognition of your superior status, and – you’ll hopefully get lots of inside gossip. Why inside gossip? Because it’s going to include a lot of girls who work in the business (models, actresses, others in fashion & entertainment) and who I know frequent the site. (In fact, I’ve reached out to some of you personally already.) So anyway, send me a private message on the forum for further info – because some of you are shoo-ins!

Also – be warned: I am considering tying the blog and forum more tightly together, like requiring a forum login to be able to comment on the blog, and tying articles directly to their forum thread, but I haven’t figured out how to do that yet. When/if I do that, you’ll need a forum login to comment at all. One more reason to sign up.

So get in there now!

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A magazine for “plus size” women (aka. fat girls) Plus Model Magazine, featured an editorial in this month’s issue that made me both angry and sick to my stomach.  While you fat lovers out there (we know you come here too!) are going to have lots to say defending this, most of you skinny gurls need to be prepared for what you’re about to see.

I’m not sure what is more disgusting – the pictures or the statistics they are using to make their point – some of which are incorrect.

The editorial throws around lots of statistics trying to make the point that models are too skinny and no longer portray the “average” woman.  Well – sorry to burst your bubble – but:

1. Fashion models aren’t supposed to portray the average woman – they’re supposed to be aspirational.
2. The “average woman” nowadays is a fatass!

Instead of putting these images in a gallery, I am going to show them one by one, because I have lots to say about each!  Hope you enjoy my added captions – which if you haven’t guessed, are in black and pink. The original captions from the magazine are the white ones, obviously.

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a skinny girl and a fat girl posing together naked – and I’m hoping it’s the last, because it’s really gross and a little scary. This reminds me a little of those pictures where a big killer whale is about to devour a beautiful little seal. When I see this picture, I just want to yell “RUN, RUNN!! IT’S NOT YOUR FRIEND, IT’S GOING TO EAT YOU!”

But anyway, their caption says most runway models meet the BMI criteria for anorexia. Well, there is no such thing as a “physical criteria for anorexia.” Anorexia is a mental disorder, and can be diagnosed at any weight. Nice stat for shock value, but unfortunately a complete lie. You cannot diagnose anorexia by a person’s size, and no professional would ever do so.

I’m really glad I can’t read the number on that measuring tape.. eww…can we say fat rolls!? Do you have any idea how much someone has to eat to look like this? Look, I am not saying she is a whale or obese, but she’s definitely fat and if I looked like that I sure wouldn’t be a> naked and b> in front of a camera. But to the caption: I wonder if these writers ever considered the, um, larger part of the equation: that the average woman in the western world has gotten much, much fatter over the past twenty years. Today the average fashion model weighs so much less than the average woman because the average woman is significantly overweight. In the US, for example, the average woman is 40 lbs overweight; 2/3 of women are overweight and 1/3 of women are obese. This is for one reason and one reason only: because they eat too much.

What’s wrong with your body? Really?! I don’t even know where to begin, but there’s a lot. And it makes me mad that you’re probably going to break those nice heels – LoL!

Other statistics used in the editorial:

“50% of women wear a size 14 or larger, but most standard clothing outlets cater to sizes 14 or smaller.”

“Ten years ago plus-size models averaged between size 12 and 18.  Today the need for size diversity within the plus-size modeling industry continues to be questioned.  The majority of plus-size models on agency boards are between a size 6 and 14, while the customers continue to express their dissatisfaction.”

Well, ten years ago there wasn’t a significant market for plus-size models because society as a whole wasn’t as fat as we are today.  Do you really think an overweight person aspires to look overweight?  In most cases, I bet the answer is no. We know the majority of overweight people wish they were smaller, whether it be smaller by 5 lbs or 50lbs, if they could push a button and make it happen, they would.  Pushing that button is way easier than the hard work that it really takes to lose those pounds…much easier than exercise or eating right.  My point is that most want to picture themselves as a smaller person and what does a fat person have to aspire to or imagine themselves looking like if they are looking at these overweight models in ads?  Nothing!  Because the overweight person wants to fantasize about being slimmer and sexier and that’s why there’s a billion dollar industry around advertising and why it is dominated by models a size 6 or slimmer.

Editor-in-chief Madeline Figueroa-Jones discusses the editorial in further detail on their website, there you will also find the rest of the images…do you dare?

The whole “fat pride” movement is irritating because plus-sizers want to tell us “big is beautiful” and it should be represented more in the modeling industry. I say it’s the opposite: if big really was beautiful, and most people wanted to be big, and wanted to see big people, don’t you think we’d see a lot more fat people modeling? I do. But we don’t – because it isn’t.

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[UPDATE: Please read this important statement about my views on self-harm.]

[Image and quote source: Victoria Janashvili, Plus Model Magazine]

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On the recent post about Lindsay Lohan looking fat in Playboy, commenter Irene asked if I’d maybe do a post about Barbara’s weight gain. So, I did a little research and whoa – Irene is right, Barbara has definitely packed on the pounds!

Let’s have a look.

First, here’s a set of pictures from the past couple of years. [Click the pic to view the set.]

OK, not awesome thinspo or anything, but still an OK body for a mainstream fashion model.

Now, let’s take a look at another set, these much more recent:  [Click the pic to view the set.]

Wow, I see a big difference – I’m guessing she put on at least 10-15 lbs over the last couple months.. and based on a few of those recent pictures, I’d say I’m being generous!

I think she’s been doing a little too much of this:

... i look sooooo like fat!
 Barbara Palvin on her own Twitter

Looks like Barbara’s busted! What do you gurls think?

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To those of you who had the self-discipline to stay away from most of the junk: hats off to you!! I did alright – I managed to behave myself most of the time but I admit I didn’t do as well as I would like. So I’m not super-proud, but not really pissed at myself either.

And for those of you who let yourselves go a bit too far this weekend – if you messed up and you’re feeling a bit gross/bad about your overindulgence, here’s some support from me to you, depending on what works best. I know some of you are really motivated by positive stuff and some are much more motivated by the negative. So there’s a paragraph for both types – please read the one that applies to you and skip the other.

If you’ve stayed on track over the holiday, then pat yourself on the back, skip them both – and enjoy the thinspo!

Positive Motivation
We all sometimes make mistakes, you can’t get down on yourself for every single one – or you’ll never feel like things are on the right track. Besides, it’s Christmas, for goodness sake! For me it was a great opportunity to spend time with family and, yes, I admit – sneak a few yummies in here and there. It’s just one day. Let it help you focus on your long-term goals. That’s what it’s doing for me. I feel like I might have gained a couple pounds, too – so I’m right there with you. Just let it help you focus on what you’re going to do when the holiday is over: get back on track and at your skinny best!

Negative Motivation
I don’t care if it’s Christmas or Hanukkah or whatever – if you’re going to be strong and keep control of your weight, you can’t be swayed by every little party or holiday that comes along. Quite honestly, people who always find an excuse to lean on really bother me. It’s like the people who say they are “big boned” or being fat is in their genes. No, it’s about what you put in your mouth and I’m sorry (ok, I’m not sorry), but it’s just weak. Stuffing your face like a hog just like the rest of them makes you just as gross as they are. I thought – just based on the fact that you were a Skinny Gossip reader – that you would be better than that? I’m really disappointed.

OK. Enough of the Jekyll & Hyde Skinny Gurl show – let’s get on with the thinspo! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all of you! I love (almost) all of you! XO

[Coming soon: Did Barbara Palvin Get Fat? (Hint: Yes!)]

How did you do over the holiday?

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