Whenever you pass by a magazine stall, you are bombarded by pictures of 'perfect women' with not an ounce of fat on their tanned and airbrushed bodies. The size zero's all over the place and the magazines are doing their best to showcase images of stick-thin women.
All this definitely seems to be encouraging anorexia, bulimia and eating disorders amongst teenagers who want to look exactly like the model on the cover.
But recently things have been changing. The bigger women who are not a perfect size 0 are coming out of their shells and speaking out aloud. Girls who have been aspiring to be a model since they were five years old are now taking matters in their own hands and making bold statements.
As far as cover girls go, they hardly fit the stereotype. A few months back, Beth Ditto, a plus size model posed naked on the inaugural cover of LOVE magazine.
Glamour magazine featured Lizzie Miller on the September issue last year who is one of the many curvaceous models.
And then V magazines' upcoming plus-size issue (that includes a plus size nude model on the cover) came along and made everyone raise their eyebrows in approval as well as disapproval.
Celeb speak .
We asked Aditi Govitrikar and Gul Panag what they thought of the stick-thin hype. "I think we are creating too much hype about size zero.
"One shouldn't get into these things. There's too much controversy about these sizes as it is."
– Aditi Govitrikar, model, actress and physician
"Getting thin should not be someone's goal in life. It's better to be fit and healthy rather than focus on being skinny. I have not seen the issue of V magazine so I cannot say much except that, I would rather see a healthy model on a magazine than a skinny model."
– Gul Panag, actress, model and former Miss India
"I'd love to see more plus size models on Indian magazines because it's a good idea and there are a lot more fuller women in India. I think plus size models on the cover will be a good inspiration for them. Frankly, I'm tired of looking at those skinny girls on the cover who look like they haven't eaten anything for weeks."
– Daniela Dennis, 19, psychology student
"They should start using plus size models in Indian magazines because there are so many women today who want to loose weight. They are obsessed about it and go through depression and stress if they don't. Young girls are going on diets to look like those skinny models on the cover. I think as long as you're healthy, being a big size does not matter. And it will be quiet a boost for women if magazines start using plus size models on the covers."
– Dominique Dias, 20, airhostess
"I wouldn't like to see a plus size model on the cover. It wouldn't be appealing and I would not buy that magazine. I think models should be skinny. Every profession has certain standards or criteria. For example, a designer has to be creative, it doesn't matter how much he weighs. An airhostess has to have a lean figure with a spotless face. The same way a model is meant to be thin."
- Parminder Singh, 24, entrepreneur
"I'll be frank; I do not like skinny models. I don't know why FTV has anorexic models even walking the ramp; it's not appealing at all. Every guy's opinion will differ but if an overweight model looks good, then why not? I don't get this size zero trend, it's quite a put off. Take for example Kareena Kapoor, I used to like her before when she had some flesh on her, but she just looks like a stick now. Women have different shapes and sizes and skinny women don't represent women as a whole. Similrly, neither do fat women. Size does not represent women in any way. As long as a model is beautiful, even if she is overweight, I wouldn't mind her being on the cover."
– David Vaz, 21, student
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