Friday 28 September 2007

of 13-year old girl model ambassador sparks fury

maddison gabriel modelFury as 13-year-old 'model' fronts world fashion show: 13-year old girl Maddison Gabriel was picked as the official ambassador of Gold Coast Fashion Week in Australia. -


However this drew strong criticism from Prime Minister John Howard. Mr Howard wants Australia to follow the example of Europe and ban models younger than 16 appearing on catwalks. He said: "Catapulting girls as young as 12 into something like that is outrageous."

[via MInTheGap]

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