<p>Since the clothes that these runway models wear are designed for people with zero body fat, no hips or breasts, why does it surprise us that a 12 y/o could fit into them? The average woman who spends ten minutes looking at a fashion magazine puts it down feeling bad about the way she looks. If 12 y/o’s know their own minds, our society is in for real trouble.</p>
<p>Well while my 17 yr old reads Vogue- I read More :)</p>
<p>I agree that runway designs aren’t even meant to be what is in ready to wear- it never has been.</p>
<p>I don’t understand the comment that we are in trouble if 12 year olds know what they want- why wouldn’t they?
My 17 yr old for example has known her own mind since she was born.
Very strong willed and focused.</p>
<p>Oh, she should go for it, save the money for college or whatever. Beauty and fashion are so fleeting. And I know more than a few people who’ve known what they wanted to do since they were twelve; she’s lucky to have the opportunity. </p>
<p>As for whether she has a woman’s body: I am the same height now I was when I was 11. Until I had children (age 30), I weighed the same and had the same measurements.</p>
<p>Wow, she does look like an adult. Perfect features for modeling, too.</p>
<p>I hope her mom IS a helicoptering stage mom and stays glued to her D’s side for the next 6 years!</p>
<p>I have no problem with her putting on designer clothes and walking down a runway–it’s just that what I’ve read of the modeling world, it’s not for a child to be exposed to.</p>