Hila Elmalich
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Hila Elmalich was an Israel
i fashion model who died in 2007. Represented by the Israeli branch of the Elite Model Management
modeling agency
, she was once a famous fashion model in the country.
On November 14, 2007, Elmalich died weighing under 27 kilograms (less than 60 pounds) after years of fighting anorexia nervosa
. She was 33 years old.
Immediately after her death, Israeli fashion photographer Adi Barkan
initiated a worldwide campaign to "change the definition of beauty by encouraging models not be skinny".
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i fashion model who died in 2007. Represented by the Israeli branch of the Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
modeling agency
Modeling agency
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency....
, she was once a famous fashion model in the country.
On November 14, 2007, Elmalich died weighing under 27 kilograms (less than 60 pounds) after years of fighting anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
. She was 33 years old.
Immediately after her death, Israeli fashion photographer Adi Barkan
Adi Barkan
Adi Barkan is an Israeli fashion photographer and model agent who has campaigned for legislation banning the use of anorexic models.Barkan worked as a fashion photographer for fifteen years in Paris, London and New York, before returning to Israel in 1998 to open his own modeling agency in Tel Aviv...
initiated a worldwide campaign to "change the definition of beauty by encouraging models not be skinny".