No Bones About It

German models might soon find themselves out of work.

Today, the country’s most popular women's magazine announced that it’s banning professional models in favor of real people. Starting next year, the bi-monthly Brigitte will feature a mix of prominent women and regular readers in photos dealing with content from fashion to fitness in an attempt to fight unhealthy beauty standards and please readers who are sick of seeing models with "protruding bones," said Andreas Lebert, the magazine’s editor-in-chief.

Starting today, women may submit photos on Brigitte’s website to be considered for the magazine, and those selected will be paid the same as a professional model. Lebert said this "should not be understood as a declaration of war on the modeling profession," but we can’t help but think of this decision’s effects on the modeling industry. Of course, models could possibly submit their photos to the magazine and be considered for photo shoots alongside non-models.

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