BRITAIN SKINNY MODELS

A selection of British broadsheets on Friday May 31, 1996 headlining the news that Swiss-owned watchmaker Omega has pulled its ads from Vogue magazine in protest at pictures in the June issue featuring waif-like models. Giles Rees, Omega’s British marketing manager claimed it was irresponsible for a leading magazine to select models of anorexic proportions which could encourage eating disorders in young women. (AP Photo/John Parkin)

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