Moments after Cassi Van Den Dungen stepped out on the runway at Sydney Fashion Week, social media erupted over her thin physique. Since then, Cassi has spoken openly about the backlash against her.
I’m naturally tall and skinny, I eat what I want. I don’t starve myself, and I am beautiful. So why are you allowed to love your curves but it’s wrong for me to love my bones?
Sara Ziff, founder of the Model Alliance, commented,
Some models are naturally thin, whereas others are naturally curvier. Of course, we want to see healthy models on the runway, but body-shaming and banning thin models is not the answer.
