儘管胖瘦與否是很主觀的問題，但時尚界中對於體重的要求究竟是否過於嚴苛？曾與新科奧斯卡影帝李奧納多迪卡皮歐交往的Erin Heatherton日前就透露，過去在在維多利亞的秘密擔任天使超模期間承受了很大的壓力，原因是有人告訴她「應該減肥了！」
「在我走最後兩場維多利亞的秘密服裝秀時，有人告訴我該減肥了，」Erin Heatherton沒有說出這個要求她減肥的人是誰，但她表示在聽到的當下實在讓人很難接受，「我真的很沮喪，因為在努力工作的背後，是身體無聲地對我抗議，而且我竟然會在運動完回家後，盯著食物心想：『也許我不該吃東西。』。」
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在一番掙扎之下，Erin Heatherton認為自己不能再繼續假裝下去了，她無法在大眾面前表現出維持纖瘦體態是件輕而易舉的事情，「我意識到自己無法踏出世界，去向所有以我為目標的年輕女性們展現身材、去告訴她們這很簡單就能達成。」她透露這是離開天使超模之列的主要原因，並表示維持身材需要花費極大代價，Erin Heatherton認為她不該再繼續隱藏這些對女性有助益的資訊，並且在這過程中，她也學習到如何去擁抱真實的自己。「我不再隱藏在恐懼和不安背後了，我應該為改變付出心力，去建立一個讓女性能真正做自己的管道。」
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The breakdown to breakthrough moment in my life has allowed me to become the truest version of myself. In my moment of “failure,” I stood in the face of adversity. I was struggling with my body image and the pressures to fulfill the demands of perfectionism upon me. I am not perfect. Through this struggle, however, I found the strength to love myself. I stood in my power. I thought of one of my favorite quotes, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a men’s character, give him power” - Abraham Lincoln. I look back on that moment now, and I embrace it. This feeling I once perceived as “failure” was, in truth, a powerful awakening for me to stand behind my purpose in life. I stepped away from hiding behind a fabricated version of myself. I no longer put actions behind my fears and insecurities. I made a choice to redirect my energy to be a catalyst for change. To create a channel for women to become the truest versions of themselves, along with me. (Stay tuned for more...) In the end, if you aren’t being true to yourself, then what the fuck is the point. #rebelwacause #empowerment #womensempowerment#empoweredbyyou A photo posted by Erin Heatherton (@erinheathertonlegit) on Mar 10, 2016 at 7:46pm PST
The breakdown to breakthrough moment in my life has allowed me to become the truest version of myself. In my moment of “failure,” I stood in the face of adversity. I was struggling with my body image and the pressures to fulfill the demands of perfectionism upon me. I am not perfect. Through this struggle, however, I found the strength to love myself. I stood in my power. I thought of one of my favorite quotes, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a men’s character, give him power” - Abraham Lincoln. I look back on that moment now, and I embrace it. This feeling I once perceived as “failure” was, in truth, a powerful awakening for me to stand behind my purpose in life. I stepped away from hiding behind a fabricated version of myself. I no longer put actions behind my fears and insecurities. I made a choice to redirect my energy to be a catalyst for change. To create a channel for women to become the truest versions of themselves, along with me. (Stay tuned for more...) In the end, if you aren’t being true to yourself, then what the fuck is the point. #rebelwacause #empowerment #womensempowerment#empoweredbyyou
A photo posted by Erin Heatherton (@erinheathertonlegit) on Mar 10, 2016 at 7:46pm PST
除了Erin Heatherton之外，招牌天使超模Alessandra Ambrosio也遇到了類似問題，她在一段訪問中提到過去的悲慘經歷，這位身材惹火的模特兒竟然得在生完寶寶後的三個禮拜就恢復體重、重返伸展台：「我只有三個月時間能減重，一天只能攝取專門配送來的1200卡路里食物，」對於維持體態的壓力之大，讓她連吃完整包餅乾都會感到罪惡，甚至會在心裡警惕自己若是再繼續吃下去，可能連飯碗都會被吃丟了：「我實在恨透這些事情！我再也不會這麼做了！」
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A photo posted by @alessandraambrosio on Apr 7, 2016 at 9:23am PDT
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尤其在她生了孩子、升格當了母親後，Alessandra Ambrosio終於取得了這之間的平衡，但如果真的非得有節食的必要，她會以不傷害自己的方式進行，想吃巧克力時就咬一小口、想和朋友喝杯雞尾酒時就輕鬆赴約，對來自於巴西的她來說，這是再好不過的事情了：「我記得最清楚的是，巴西的女性身形都令人相當著迷，並不是因為完美得無可挑剔，而是因為她們熱愛自己的生活。」Alessandra Ambrosio最後補充說道：「也多花點心思去思考、去充實自己吧！不要只是在意外表。」
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A photo posted by @alessandraambrosio on Feb 22, 2016 at 4:42pm PST
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資料來源：Independent、the epoch times、NY Mag
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