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In line with Spain‘s decision earlier this year to ban “skinny” models from their famed Pasarela Cibeles fashion week, Brazil has decided to make sure no models that are hired in that country suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia. The decision seems to be a reaction to the tragic death of a Brazilian model in November, a victim of anorexia:

Brazilian modeling agencies announced last Friday that they will demand to see a medical certificate before hiring women who dream of being models, after the death of two models because of complications related to anorexia.

Representatives of the largest modeling agencies in the country met in Sao Paulo to decide uppon new hiring rules to avoid that the repercussions caused by the model, Ana Carolina Reston Marcan, 21 años, damage the industry’s image.

The reasoning sounds a bit selfish, but the result — women not starving themselves — will be worth it.

The agencies are requesting that all models take a blood test to prove that they are in good health, and no model can be any smaller than a size 38 (about size 4).

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