[monday]

"And there were still probably industry types telling her to lose a couple pounds."

from the article; "Her agency, L'Equipe of Brazil, said on Thursday it had sent Reston to a specialist in eating disorders after she lost her job in Japan for being too thin but she missed her appointments."

[workerbee]

Whether her agency sent her to a specialist or not is moot. My point stands: this girl worked for an industry that takes the old motto "you can never be too thin" to an extreme. Girls 25+ pounds underweight are routinely encouraged to shed just a couple more so they'll be "perfect."