In Memoriam

Sometimes, it is only through suffering that one becomes conscious of the extant of existing issues. These 30 beautiful young people have all past away between 2001 and the present day, either from an eating disorder, a drug overdose or suicide. These deceased models have three commonalities; death at an early age, cause of death being self-destruction and they were all models. The deaths of famous models don’t go unannounced. For others, their families decided to speak out to the press. But how many of these tragic deaths have gone unnoticed? I have experience in the modeling industry and have seen its destructive nature on models. Throughout my 10 years as an international fashion model I have witnessed and heard terrible stories from my fellow models. However, there are always two sides to a story. I would not write about the positive aspects of the fashion industry because it is what goes on behind closed doors that must be exposed. The fashion industry is very good at solely flaunting its glamorous side. While the media constantly glamorizes one side, the other side is kept in the dark. This dark side needs to be brought to light out of respect for [...]