Size Zero: My Life as a Disappearing Model

Yol said It's a shocking tale of the fashion world's obsession with. It's a shocking tale of the fashion world's obsession with unnaturally thin, unhealthy women who are held up to the rest of the world as "the ideal". It's a brutally honest story (which maybe makes it so shocking). I found the author endearing in her honesty. At the same time I felt a deep sadness for her and what she had to go through, in order to be able to tell this story.If you suffer from an eating disorder or find yourself on the brink of becoming obsessed with our weight, please read this book. It's worth the read and it may even save yo. npdsleuth said A realistic and compelling look into the world of modeling. What a fascinating look into the women who bring life to the fashion industry. I have a family member who is a fashion designer and have heard various stories about it but nothing as succinct as this. What a brave woman to share her life. Fascinating.. "Wow" according to marcia5Wow That was a great read. Victoire is adorableat her current weight. Most surprising thing was Ralph Lauren passed on her. She looks like his models. The other thing is WHY do they want them so thin? Curvy is far more attractive. Shows how easy it can be to fall prey to anorexia too. Its a crappy professionas they do not look out for you in any way. Glad she gave it up and is doing something that is making her happy.. . That was a great read. Victoire is adorableat her current weight. Most surprising thing was Ralph Lauren passed on her. She looks like his models. The other thing is WHY do they want them so thin? Curvy is far more attractive. Shows how easy it can be to fall prey to anorexia too. Its a crappy professionas they do not look out for you in any way. Glad she gave it up and is doing something that is making her happy.

She is currently studying Drama in London and training to be an actress.. Victoire Dauxerre was born in Paris in 1992

‘What makes Size Zero unique and persuasive is that it is a highly intelligent girl’s dark snapshot of the reality of this modern fairy-tale. What is unusual is how, bravely, Dauxerre names names – even the big ones’ Sunday Times‘It is rare for someone to blow the whistle so spectacularly as Dauxerre. Hopefully her book will be a force for good’ Evening Standard‘A poignant book’ Elle‘This book has an important purpose’ Times. Hers is a salutary tale of abuse in plain sight

It is the story of a survivor whose fight against poisonous illness and body image shows us how to take courage and embrace life.Written with Valérie Péronnet.. A memoir of a brief career as a top model - and the brutally honest account of what goes on behind the scenes in a fascinating, closed industry.Scouted in the street when she is 17, Victoire Dauxerre’s story started like a teenager’s dream: within months she was on the catwalks of New York’s major fashio