Crystal Renn

Plus size model, Crystal Renn has truly been an inspiration and a model to admire. After battling anorexia, Renn used her experience in the modeling industry as the focus of her book, Hungry. The best-selling book  addressed many issues about health in the industry. Crystal was photographed by Nicholas Routzen for nonprofit Fashion for Passion however after major editing, it was unsure of whether the body in the pictures was that of Crystal's.  

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Crystal responded to the editing by making a statement to Glamour magazine saying :
see the full article [Glamour]

Well, I was shocked. When I saw the pictures, I think I was silent for a good five minutes, staring with my mouth open. I don’t know what was done to those photos or who did it, but they look retouched to me. And listen, everybody retouches, but don’t make me into something I’m not.

[Reached for comment, photographer Nicholas Routzen explained that Crystal looks the way she does because the photos were “…taken from a higher angle with a wider lens.” But he also added, “I shaped her…I did nothing that I wouldn’t do to anyone. I’m paid to make women look beautiful.”] 

She went on to say...

...well, that body doesn’t look like my body. It doesn’t. Having had an eating disorder, I know what that very thin body looks like on me, and it's not something I find attractive. It's not something I aspire to.

I feel completely confident in my own health because I know I don't look like that, but even to see it in an image was really disturbing to me.

I am so glad to see Crystal respond to the matter with such inspiring words. Falling in love with Crystal's ambition and vulnerability is inevitable and I only wish that photographers and editors will do such. I  found the editing ridiculous, especially due to her history in this industry. Thanks Crystal!