The editor, Andreas Lebert, says that the magazine made the decision in response to readers' complaints that stick-thin models promote unhealthy body standards for girls and women. Readers said they were tired of seeing the models' protruding bones.
"We will show women who have an identity -- the 18-year-old student, the head of the board, the musician, the football player," Lebert said. "We will pay the same fee as we would for professional models."
The magazine has invited readers to send in portraits and photos of themselves to be considered for photo spreads.
(Source: news.sky.com)
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