Reply #6: This article shows why this is a good thing [View All]

[Nikia]

"The average BMI among our models is 14."
There are people who will argue that some women are naturually thin or that being somewhat underweight is not unhealthy.
A BMI of 14 is emaciated and responsible doctors would be treating a young woman who was that thin, whether by getting that woman eating disorder treatment or by searching and treating some other medical problem. Young women who are that thin are risking their lives.
Might some women who are just under the BMI be healthy and naturually thin? Perhaps a few, but this is a good guideline and will decrease eating disorers and behaviors amongst models, aspiring models, and those who look up to them.