Coco Rocha

[Leira]

Did you guys hear what Coco said about modeling lately. She said at 5'10, 120lbs and a size 4, she's found it harder and harder to get work lately

But she said: "I'm not in demand for shows any more. I've been told to lose weight even though I am really skinny."

The Canadian beauty's revelation reignited the controversy over rake-thin models who are often copied by vulnerable young girls.

The fashion industry moved away from Size Zero catwalk queens following the deaths of two anorexic model sisters in Uruguay in 2006 and 2007.

And models considered too skeletal are banned at the current London Fashion Week.

But the trend is returning, with designer Karl Lagerfeld accusing critics of being "fat mummies who sit with bags of potato crisps".

Coco, who has appeared on a host of magazine covers and has modelled for Chanel, plans to defy it.

She said in New York: "You know what, I've stopped caring. If I want a hamburger, I'm going to have one. Everybody knows that in general a model needs to be skinny. But how skinny is too skinny?"

Coco is tiny! wtf? Size 4 is big now? This is getting to be too much. I f*cking hate the fashion industry. It wasn't like this when I worked in it. The thinspiration shit didn't start to really take effect till 2004ish with the return of the waif alien like models. (N) Enough is a enough! Even VS who used to like a healthy looking body [ie Adriana, KK, Heidi, Tyra] has slowly started to take a turn for the worse. They put one or two models in the catalog with a healthy looking frame like Doutzen/Kim C, and then flood the site with woman who seem to be getting smaller and smaller as the year passes.

That is absolutely crazy! Coco is my model idol- she's amazing! Didn't they say something like this about Gemma? That she's too chubby? Psh, ridiculous. Coco is sooo beautiful and I'm so proud of her for speaking out against all this bizarre thinness the fashion industry strives for. Pretty soon we'll have sticks walking the runway...

I think Coco wrote a blog post about this? That they took her words out of context and that she's at the very best of her career right now? But she does agree that changes need to be made in this industry.

There has been quite the commotion over the recent articles about me in the New York Times and The New York Daily News. As only a few select statements of mine were printed I find it necessary to properly express my point of view, without outside editing.

I'm a 21 year old model, 6 inches taller and 10 sizes smaller than the average American woman. Yet in another parallel universe I'm considered "fat"... This was the subject of major discussion this week and the story that was spun was: "Coco Rocha is too fat for the runway".

Is that the case? No. I am still used and in demand as a model. In fact I find myself busier than ever. In the past few years I have not gained an extreme amount of weight, only an inch here and there as any young woman coming out of her teenage years would.

But this issue of model's weight is, and always has been of concern to me. There are certain moral decisions which seem like no brainers to us. For example, not employing children in sweatshops, and not increasing the addictiveness of cigarettes. When designers, stylists or agents push children to take measures that lead to anorexia or other health problems in order to remain in the business, they are asking the public to ignore their moral conscience in favor of the art.

Surely, we all see how morally wrong it is for an adult to convince an already thin 15 year old that she is actually too fat. It is unforgivable that an adult should demand that the girl unnaturally lose the weight vital to keep her body functioning properly. How can any person justify an aesthetic that reduces a woman or child to an emaciated skeleton? Is it art? Surely fashion's aesthetic should enhance and beautify the human form, not destroy it.

There is division in the industry in this regard. Although there are those who don't consider a model's wellbeing, I have had the honor and privilege to work with some of the greatest designers, editors, stylists, photographers and agents who respect both new and well established models alike. I know there are many others out there who I haven't worked with who also agree with me on the stance on this issue.

The CFDA has tried so very hard to correct these matters. As of a few days ago at their annual meeting they found everyone in the room in agreement on changing the sample size as well as booking models over the age of 16. It's great to see how many people's hearts are in the right place because we must make these changes for the next generation of girls.

As a grown woman I can make decisions for myself. I can decide that I won't allow myself to be degraded at a casting - marching in my underwear with a group of young girls, poked, prodded and examined like cattle. I'm able to walk away from that treatment because I am established as a model and I'm an adult... but what about the young, struggling and aspiring models?

We need changes. I'd prefer that there would be no girl working under the age of 16, but if that has to be the case then I'd love to see teens escorted by a guardian to castings, shows, and shoots. The CFDA has set codes in place for their members and I'd love to see the entire industry follow. Society legislates a lot of things - no steroid use in sports is one example - its only reasonable that there be rules of conduct to keep the fashion industry healthy.

In the past, models have spoken out on this issue, only to be accused of saying something because their careers were on the brink of extinction. This is not so in my case. I actually first spoke out about this two years ago at the peak of what a model would consider the ideal career and indeed there was a reaction - those who were the worst offenders suddenly asked me to work for them! This was a public relations ploy and I wasn't prepared to fall for that. I said "No, lets go a few seasons, lets see if you change, then I will work with you". They didn't change. I haven't worked for them.

Of my generation of models I'm exactly where I need to be in my career and I'm grateful to use my position to actively speak out against this with the support of the CFDA and Vogue. My sincere hope is that through our efforts young models will one day be spared the humiliation, the risky weight loss, the depression that comes along with anorexia and the misery of abandonment by an industry ashamed to see them turn into actual women.

There are natural human standards in how we treat one another and how we treat children. There are those who continue to trample on these standards but there are also champions of a better way. I hope that the continued efforts of the CFDA and all those who hold these values in regard will sway the opinion of those on the opposing side of the industry to ensure a true change for the better.

Coco Rocha

[fashionmistake1234]

21-year-old Coco Rocha is wasting no time planning her nuptials to interior designer James Conran. After announcing on March 1st that the two were engaged, Rocha soon set the date of June 9th and settled on Zac Posen to design her gown. Now she's revealed to Elle Canada where she's getting married.

How did James propose? He took me to a beautiful castle in France and he proposed there. We're actually going to be married there as well.

Do you have any designers in mind for your wedding dress?

I doooo! I just met with Zac Posen last week -- he'll be making my dress!

Do you want a big wedding or a small, quiet ceremony?

We're only having about 60 people so its not going to be too big at all.

[Munichmarty]

Last show of Germanys next topmodel:

Heidi Klum said, that she was not so often on the runway :-) and that she needs support ( Good idea!!!). Thanks to that the German girls had the chance to see a real topmodel. Coco was very pretty and very nice .

[C.Freaqii]

saw her last time on germany's next topmodel;

her walk is awesome, she's awesome <33

[66Lucy]

Deleted because not Coco

[scarlettuberlover]

No, definitely no

[66Lucy]

Never mind, thank you anyway

[Prettyphile]

MET - 2010

[Ophelia_Immortal]

She had the best look imo. I LOVED it!

[Paula]

Surprise.. She's wearing Zac Posen dress.. And looks gorgeous, very feminine

[azure]

i kind of dislike her but she was by far the best dressed at the MET IMO -in Zac Posen

[minitigrik]

sorry if it's repost ==

[Squeege Beckenheim]

^I love the 4th pic Coco is adorable.

[minitigrik]

yep, I love the 4th too**

[iceeagel]

CTV Canada am

A Canadian supermodel supporting the Strut for a Cure foundation talks aboot why she got involved with the organization that is helping to find a cure for children's cancer.

[Ophelia_Immortal]

Absolutely perfect in #2112, just WOW!

[azure]

Shooting of the 2008 Pirelli Calendar with Patrick Demachelier with brief interviews with all the models

[LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE]

gifs by me

[sweetandlow]

Modelinia Exclusive: Behati Gushes Over Coco Rocha's Wedding Details

"Straight off the plane from Coco Rocha’s wedding in France and going on four hours of sleep, Behati Prinsloo couldn’t help but gush about all the dreamy details of her BFFs uber-private nuptials.

It was unbelievable,” Behati told Modelinia at a Victoria’s Secret event in Chicago. “When I saw her, I wanted to cry. I still can’t stop thinking about how beautiful the wedding was.”

Only 50 people attended the ceremony, which took place at a castle in France - the same place where Coco’s new husband James Conran, an interior designer, proposed to her. Behati confirmed that Zac Posen designed Coco’s wedding dress. The design was kept under wraps even for Behati, who didn’t see Coco in her dress until the actual day of the wedding. “I walked into the room where Coco was getting ready at the very moment she had pulled her dress on for the wedding. I started crying and I kept crying throughout the whole thing.”

Continuing, Behati tried to explain the look of Coco’s wedding dress, saying, “It was tight over her body all the way to her knees, then it had this extreme mermaid tail at the bottom. The straps were off the shoulder, and the material looked vintage - it’s sort of hard to explain, you have to see it,” she said.

Pre-wedding day, Coco kept her fans involved in with wedding preparations, including TwitPics of her wedding invites and a joking photo of her dress, so hopefully she’ll share photos from the wedding soon!"

[FashionDream]

awww that's so sweet about her reaction to coco's wedding. i didn't know behati and coco were bff's that's soooo cool