Rising young star Matthieu Villot told AFP the reason for the unspoken ban on smiling was clear. “They want to show the clothes and not our faces. If we smile we focus attention on our faces and not the clothes,” said the 22-year-old medical student.

Here’s how:

1. Develop a good skincare routine (and follow it!) Flawless skin is rarely natural.
2. Don’t neglect the rest of your body. If you’re like me, you follow your facial skincare routine religiously, but then completely neglect your body.
3. Bring your best face forward.
4. It’s all in the hair.

They mean that you are stunningly attractive in a way consistent with their perception of print and digital media stars’ style. You potentially put care into your appearance somehow, even if all that means is you’re good to your hair and skin, but especially if you spend time on clothing, accessories, and/or cosmetics.

Fashion models are like mannequins where designers hang their work. That is why designers tend to hire models that look plain. In the catwalk, people do not look at the models because the reason they came is the clothes. The models are there to show the people how the fabric flows in the body.

64.1% of models have been asked to lose weight by their agency. In one study, 81 percent of the models surveyed reported a body mass index of less than 18.5, which is considered underweight by the World Health Organization. Thin does not necessarily mean healthy nor does it define what beauty should look like.”

Most modeling agencies don’t even focus on weight, they focus on body measurements. If you weigh a lot, but fit the measurement requirements, no one will care about your weight. If you weigh very little but your measurements are larger, they won’t make you an exception.

People with anorexia typically weigh 15% or more below the expected weight for their age, sex and height. Your body mass index (BMI) is calculated by your weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of your height (in metres).

Her shockingly-skinny figure drew gasps when she appeared at a Victoria’s Secret swimwear launch earlier this week. But 22-year-old model Candice Swanepoel has defended her dramatically slimmed down figure, insisting she is perfectly healthy.

The VS diet is high in good fats and protein, low in carbs – and limited to 1,300 calories-a-day. The models are told to eat lean chicken, beef or fish with every meal, or the equivalent in eggs (around three). Dairy and gluten are banned – as are vegetables which grow below the ground, which are harder to digest.

The Angels are each trained through rigorous diet and exercise to fit a certain physique. The show doesn’t encourage its cast to look like the healthiest version of themselves, but instead requires them to conform to a standard of beauty that is unrealistic even for the models themselves.

Most variations of the plan involve restricting refined carbs, processed foods, and added sugars while eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats, along with a good source of protein with each meal. Some versions also require limiting your daily calorie intake, often to as few as 1,300 calories per day.

Models’ waists average somewhere around 25 inches, but a 2016 study published in International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology, and Education sampled 5500 American women above the age of 20 and found that the average female waist size is 37.5”.