Just when we thought that beauty standards were changing and that the fashion world became aware of the erroneous stereotypes that have been imposed for years, even causing serious health problems in many women who tried to fit in what they determined as a "perfect body", we have taken a step back, again.
A few days ago, the Danish model Nina Agdal shared through Instagram a hard message against a magazine that she considered was not suitable to appear in bikini on one of its covers, because of its curves.
Today I am disappointed and shocked by how hard this industry continues to be. A few months ago I accepted a photo session with a creative team in which I believed and with which I was excited to work. When my agent received an email announcing that they would not publish them, and neither my cover, because "it could affect my talent" and "it did not fit into their market", the editor declared that my appearance was different from what appeared in my portfolio and that I did not use the sample clothes, which is not true. If someone has an interest in me, he knows that I do not have a standard model body, but an athletic and healthy body, with curves.
After a difficult year, in which I took a step back due to the insensitivity and pressures of this industry that caused me a social anxiety that paralyzed me, I stood in that session as a 25 year old woman who had never felt more comfortable in your own skin as in that moment. Some days I have the size of a sample book, others I have one or two more. I'm not a model of a gangway as thin as a stick. Today more than ever, I embrace my curves and work diligently in the gym to stay strong and, above all, healthy. I am proud to say that my body has evolved since I started in this fashion madness at age 16, as a girl with unhealthy eating habits, who always ate less than she should have.
In response to this accusation, Venice magazine assured that if the photo of the model does not appear on the cover it is because they did not find any photograph of the session that would match what they were looking for, and announced that they had offered the model to put it on. the front page of its digital edition, but she rejected the offer. They also stated that they had proposed to make another report accompanied by an article.
To be clear, our choice had nothing to do with the appearance that Miss Agdal has in a bathing suit; his physique is enviable under any criteria.
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