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Cosmo gets the real story behind the tiny-model trend
In 1991, 17-year-old Kate Dillon was hanging out in a coffee shop in her hometown of San Diego when she experienced every young woman's dream: A photographer approached her and said she was stunning enough to be a model. Shortly after, Dillon was signed by the prestigious Elite modeling agency in Los Angeles and was soon slinking down the glamorous runways in Paris and appearing in top fashion magazines.
At 5 feet 11 inches, Dillon was very slender. But after a year on the job, fashion-industry people began telling her that she needed to lose weight. The blond beauty was already struggling with ...