Read more model stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5020/model.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:47:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74489/suicide-suspected-in-death-of-model-daul-kim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolice officially suspect suicide in the death of top South Korean model Daul Kim, who was discovered hanged in her Paris apartment yesterday. Kim’s boyfriend found the 20-year-old Fashion Week regular, the AP reports, and sources tell New York she committed suicide. Also a popular video diarist and blogger , Kim’s...http://www.newser.com/story/74489/suicide-suspected-in-death-of-model-daul-kim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:57:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73893/walk-the-runway-like-a-pro.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJ. Alexander—otherwise known as Miss J, the 6’4" drag-dressing America’s Next Top Model judge—has been coaching models on how to rock the runway for almost 20 years. Cathy Horyn of the New York Times takes a lesson and offers a few tips: Develop your own style: Carmen Kass...http://www.newser.com/story/73893/walk-the-runway-like-a-pro.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:07:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72574/plus-size-model-anorexia-felt-like-the-flu-times-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn her teens, Crystal Renn punished herself relentlessly in pursuit of her dream of becoming a model. After years of self-inflicted hell, the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Renn has found success by being herself—she is now the world's highest-paid plus-size model. Time chats with her: On her introduction to modeling: "One...http://www.newser.com/story/72574/plus-size-model-anorexia-felt-like-the-flu-times-10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 17:56:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71699/she-got-fired-for-being-too-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFeminists, grab your pitchforks. Filippa Hamilton, the model who appeared in a Ralph Lauren ad so ridiculously photoshopped that her waist looked smaller than her head, now says the fashion label fired her for being too fat. “They said I was overweight and I couldn’t fit in their clothes anymore,...http://www.newser.com/story/71699/she-got-fired-for-being-too-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71643/french-vogue-black-face-sparks-row.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Dutch model painted black from face to toe in French Vogue has triggered angry charges of racism. The photos of model Lara Stone, taken by US photographer Steven Klein, are part of the magazine's October issue honoring models and photo shoots through history. What French Vogue and the photographer...http://www.newser.com/story/71643/french-vogue-black-face-sparks-row.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 2:35:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70000/airbrushed-pics-may-get-french-health-warning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid the uproar over fashion photos whose models are airbrushed to teeny-tiny perfection, French politicians are proposing a law that would require any such photos to include a health warning, Reuters reports. Digitally altered ads, press photos, campaign art, packaging, and art photography would have to include “Photograph retouched to...http://www.newser.com/story/70000/airbrushed-pics-may-get-french-health-warning.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 12:01:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69524/sean-penn-finds-new-galpal-25.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSean Penn wasted no time finding a new galpal in the wake of his split from Robin Wright Penn—and she’s just half his age and a swimsuit model to boot. The actor, 49, has been spotted around New York City with Jessica White, 25, and “they are pretty serious,...http://www.newser.com/story/69524/sean-penn-finds-new-galpal-25.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 9:40:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68314/glamour-goes-plus-size-nude-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInspired by the outpouring of enthusiasm (and press, no doubt) over the appearance of plus-size model Lizzi Miller—pooch and all—in its September issue, Glamour will feature a bevy of nude plus-size models in a November spread, insiders tell the New York Post . Miller will be back, joined by...http://www.newser.com/story/68314/glamour-goes-plus-size-nude-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 10:19:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67902/a-supermodels-summer-reads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaulina Porizkova “quit school at 15 to live off of my looks,” but she’s also a lifelong bookworm, she writes for Modelinia. Because she feels “the need to constantly prove I’m not some dumb model,” she offers up her “summer reading for folks who want to seem kinda smart”: A...http://www.newser.com/story/67902/a-supermodels-summer-reads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 13:10:02 CDT