Life-size Barbie’s shocking dimensions reveal dangers of eating disorders
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANILondon, April 22 (ANI): A former anorexia sufferer has created a life-sized Barbie as a means to raising awareness about the dangers of eating disorders.
The mannequin, which stands 5ft 9in tall, has a 39in bust, a tiny 18in waist and 33in hips is put to demonstrate just how unhealthy the doll’s proportions would be on a real woman.
Galia Slayen, who made the model, revealed that a real woman with the same dimensions would weigh just 110lb, giving her a BMI of 16.24 - a figure associated with eating disorders.
“If Barbie were an actual woman, she would be 5ft 9in tall, have a 39in bust, an 18in waist, 33in hips and a size 3 shoe. She likely would not menstruate… she’d have to walk on all fours due to her proportions,” The Daily Mail quoted Slayen as telling the Huffington Post.
The giant Barbie, made from chicken wire and papier mache, is now on show at Hamilton College, Oregon, where Slayen is a student, as part of its National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDAW). (ANI)
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