Supermodel Perspectives On Weight
FashionGates reports on Sports Illustrated's latest all-American cover model Carolyn Murphy. Murphy makes some intriguing comments regarding her selection:
"I never thought I'd make the pages of Sports Illustrated, because I've always been skinny. But after I had my daughter, I had hips, I had boobs," says Murphy, who had previously appeared in SI's Swimsuit Edition in 2004, but never on the cover of the magazine. "It takes some adjustment. My partner, he loves it, but it's something I had to embrace."The new 5'9''-tall SI cover model, who weighted 182 pounds during her pregnancy and got back to her current 120 pounds within a year, says, "I'd like to reach out to more women and different body types."
I'm not quite sure how being an underweight (BMI 18) SI cover model will "reach out to more women and different body types".
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Created / Updated: November 7, 2011
acctually she is within normal weight
anywhere between 18-23 bmi is ideal
most models (including actresses, pornstars,..) are in the anorexic or underweight criteria, she is one of the few models that are normal weight
Jenna Jameson is 5'5 & 105lbs & considered anorexic/underweight (her bmi is 17.5) is she bony? or sickly? not at all!
ReplyI don't think she's underweight...she looks great
ReplyActually, she is underweight and to be honest, if she tried to educate me on how it's "okay" to have a different body type, I think I would laugh. Her body type is no different than any of the other waif-like models in the agency. Her breasts may be a size B instead of an A, but that's hardly a change. It's much easier to embrace the idea of a positive self-image coming from a person that is actually within the healthy weight range, than it is coming from someone who IS underweight and will probably continue to lose weight because she's still completely engulfed in this industry which tends to worship Auschwitz-survivor-like bodies.
ReplyI think Carolyn Murphy looks great. granted shes skinny, but she has muscle definition which means she works out. i know she surfs and is an avid runner but does anyone know her exercise and diet routine?
ReplyI think Carolyn Murphy is beautiful. She doesn't fit the typical model mold. As Adrienne said, she's athletic, not anorexic.
I strongly disagree with everything Noelle had to say. Hey, Noelle, are you a heffer? Cause you sure sound like one. Major props for shining through your writing. ;)
Replyp.s. and her bf, Brandon Boyd, is probably the single coolest man on the planet... go Carolyn!
Why, yes. In fact, Shannon, I am a heffer.
A mean one, too.
You are right, that Brandon Boyd, he is incredible.
Anywho. I am a fat heffer. I have herpes. And fleas.
Replycarolyn murphy is an ugly old pathetic model!
Replywell i'm confused in a models perspective i think i'm fat but my friends all say i'm skiny are they just saying that to say shut up or am i skinny i keep dieting and don't want to become anorexic but i fell like i want to...
ReplyWOW.You all wrote that it was "normal" weight --120 lbs at 5'9. I'm 5'9 and no way am i 120 lbs.Just shocked people think that's normal.
Reply120 is so underweight. 120 is underweight for my height 5'6 so its definitly underweight for 5'9. plus since her boobs are bigger than other models than some of her fat went there instead and if she works out alot some of that weight is from muscles.
Reply5'6" and 120 lbs. IS NOT UNDERWEIGHT. http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
I'm 5'8", and 125 lbs. My doctor says I'm healthy and this is normal for MY BODY TYPE.
How's this for self-esteem issues: being called everything from "boy-chested" to anorexic. That was when I was 111 lbs. I WAS underweight then, but couldn't help it, as I was 14, and had gained all of my height at once, without the accompanying pubescent body fat.
You "normal" girls (and the boys, too) made me cry all through middle and most of high school.
When are you nutjobs going to get that bodies come in ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES?
ReplyUmmm, hello Charlotte but according to the link you posted 120 IS underweight for five feet nine inches. Have you checked it?
ReplyBeing skinny is not a crime..I don't think that girls should try and strive for being as thin as Ms. Murphy, but if that's how she feels the most confident, more power to her. And there's no doubt about it--skinny models make people want to buy the product. I see nothing wrong with losing weight to look great. Not one of you can tell me honestly that you would hate to lose 5 pounds. I don't think we should berate models for being thin. That's what they like. And also, it's not like they don't eat--they exercise A LOT. And they eat foods that don't go to your waist and stomache--like veggies and fruits and lean meat. They are actually probably some of the healthiest and strongest people out there. Just because they are among the few that have finally taken control of their weight and diet doesn't mean that everyone should get all jealous and start bringing them down. I admire them.
ReplyI 5'9 workout 7 days a week run on treamill 1 hour, row, kicbox and lift weight 110 pounds.I'm a female and i weight 145 and i eat clean 6 days a week a drink lots of water.I use to be 130 and the doctor said i was close to being under weight so i went up to 145.So if you call a buck 20 at 5'9 healthy you been drinking a tad bit to much.
ReplyI HEARD THAT THERE ARE AMERICAN MODELS WHO DUNK COTTONS IN ORANGE JUICE AND EAT THEM NOT TO FEEL HUNGRY.
ReplyWhile most models are rightly criticized for being too thin, others (like perhaps Carolyn Murphy) are naturally skinny and experience the opposite discrimination. For instance, she reported not being able to land a job until she got some curves. Being petite myself, I go on a similar rant on my blog.
ReplyCarolyn Murphy looks sensational! Unlike most "skinny fat" models, she has some muscles.
But I suspect she weighs considerably more than 120 pounds - her management know that if they said she weighed, say 135 pounds, other women would think she was "fat". Whatever - she looks great, and healthy.
ReplyLOL katie...a lot of the models are NOT healthy...being bolemic and anorexic just isn't cool...
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