Thread: French model known for anti-anorexia ads dies

French model known for anti-anorexia ads dies

GENEVA — A former French model who caused a stir with a 2007 ad campaign in which she was photographed nude with anorexia, died last month at the age of 28, the 20 Minutes.ch website reported Wednesday.
Isabelle Caro's boyfriend, Swiss singer Vincent Bigler, confirmed her death, saying she passed away on November 17 after spending about two weeks in hospital with acute respiratory disease although he did not know the cause of death.
Caro hit the spotlight in 2007 when she bared her emaciated frame for pictures by controversial Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani for an anti-anorexia campaign for a clothing company that was released in Milan fashion week.
At the time she weighed just 32 kilogrammes (70.5 pounds) for a height of 1.65 metres (5.4 feet).
Her picture caused a stir, sparking debate in the fashion industry. It was banned by Italy's advertising watchdog while France's authority told French companies not to use it.
"She was hospitalised for 15 days with acute respiratory disease and was recently also very tired, but I do not know the cause of her death," Bigler told the 20 Minutes.ch.
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AFP: French model known for anti-anorexia ads dies

You can see her picture here .... (WARNING : It's disturbing)
French model in anti-anorexia campaign dies - Telegraph

This is so sad.

She looked like a 98 year old.