Crystal Renn on Weight Loss

At just 23 years old, Crystal Renn is the most successful plus-sized model in the world. Keep in mind that she used to be anorexic and considering she is now 5′9 and a size 14 she is far from being considered ‘plus-sized,’ but in comparison to average models she is considerably larger. In a recent interview with Observer Magazine she explained that when she was 13 she was told that if she lost weight she would have a whole new life and be able to escape her then, current life. She immediately switched to a diet of chewing gum, lettuce, diet coke and diuretics and lived on this for years.

“To be a model – that was my ticket. I made the choice not to eat because that was what was expected of me to get my ticket. I was willing to risk my life to do that.”

Renn dropped down to 95 pounds with a hip measurement of only 33 inches. After starving herself for three years her body began to reject the regime and started putting on weight. Even though she was told to lose those extra pounds she made the conscious decision to keep the weight and she joined Ford modeling agency since it has a reputation for hiring plus-sized girls. Renn then began to eat regularly, allowing herself things like pizza and cheesecake, and she started to feel like a woman for the first time. She said,

“Each pound was a discovery. I liked it. I felt myself becoming more who I am. I had a cleavage suddenly. I started wearing heels, short dresses, colour. I was becoming the weight I naturally am. It felt like I was a woman finally.”

These days Renn has modeled for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Evans.

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