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i just remember Valerija Sestic.
She lied about her age to walk in at least 12 New York shows in 2011.
it was a huge scandal.
From the Guardian:
Agents representing Valerija Sestic told at least a dozen designers including Tory Burch, Rodarte, Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta, that she was 16. In fact, she is still 15, meaning labels that employed her have flouted industry guidelines on the use of underage models.
Fashion designers told how they had been in the dark about the youngster's true age.
They told the Wall Street Journal: 'We are conscious not to use models under 16.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America issued its guidelines on underage models in 2007. They ask that members keep girls younger than 16 off the catwalk and do not allow girls younger than 18 to work past midnight at fittings or photo shoots.
Indeed, they didn't stop Avril Lavigne from casting Kylie Jenner, 14 in her Abbey Dawn show at New York Fashion Week earlier this month.
And even CFDA president, Diane Von Furstenberg, has fallen foul of her own ruling after it emerged that Hailey Clauson, then 15, had walked in her February runway show.
In a letter to CFDA members at the time, she wrote: 'I was horrified and terribly embarrassed.
'Please accept my apology. I am trying to be a good leader and set an example.'
Women Management has accepted full responsibility for letting a 15-year-old be cast by designers for catwalk shows. Dejan Markovic, president of the agency, admitted: 'It is true. She is 15. This is never going to happen again from our company. I take full responsibility.'
of course... lol
The Guardian