“Twenty years ago, the average model weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today it weighs 23% less. Plus size models have also shrunk. Ten years ago, plus-size models averaged between a size 12 and a size 18. Today, most plus-size models an agency chooses are between a size 6 and a size 14, the magazine said, based on your own research. (Lovett). Also mentioned in the ABC News article is a photo from PLUS Model Magazine showing a skinny nude runway model intertwined with a large nude model. This photo was captured to show the dramatic, yet beautiful difference between the two women and to show viewers that both women are successful and beautiful even though their sizes are different. In the piece there was an interview with the famous model Beverly Johnson in which she was able to express her opinion on the issue of the sizes of today's models: "I think the whole obsession with being thin - I see more women and sometimes men than I'm super, super skinny as I've been at any time in history,” he said. “My daughter is a plus-size model,” he added, “and she's one of my heroes because she's one of the warriors who goes out and says, 'Listen, we have to. embrace our bodies and love our bodies as they are.' .'” (Johnson). An important and eye-opening interview in May 2013 was with former Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti, in which she describes the hardships and destructive moral challenges that come with being a model. In 2009 she won a competition to become a Victoria's Secret angel (model) but after a few years she resigned from the business for moral and health reasons. She explains that she and the other models followed vigorous diets and workouts to maintain their bodies... middle of paper... like fashion trends. Many of you are saying, "What the hell am I supposed to be?" Exactly who you are now: that's who you need to be. (Banks).Being a role model in today's world is obviously a challenge and comes with many obstacles and criticism. Even though changes are occurring, such as fashion advice distancing anorexic women and magazines like PLUS Model or Vogue using their advertising to make a difference, the modeling world still has a long way to go. As time goes by, models and even plus size models are becoming smaller while society as a whole is becoming larger. It's a sad truth, but until something drastic happens that raises awareness of these women who live a life of hunger and dissatisfaction, the fashion industry will have the same tall, thin high standards that ordinary girls and women in the real life they will always work and strive for.