Heidi Klum defends her weight remark

**MaryJane** · February 6th, 2006, 01:16 PM

Beauty HEIDI KLUM has dismissed criticism her new German TV show encourages aspiring models to starve themselves, because catwalk queens need to be thinner than "normal people".

Supermodel Klum has been accused of promoting eating disorders with GERMANY'S NEXT TOP MODEL, but she argues the show gives a realistic representation of the fashion industry.

She tells German magazine Spiegel, "In this job, models tend to be thinner than the normal people from the street.

"Who makes the rules? I don't. The fashion world does. You always say, the ideal measurements are 90-60-90 (34-26-34).

"I'm proud of the show. It shows how it is and it's entertainment. It's very professional."

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**Space Cadet** · February 6th, 2006, 02:33 PM

It is true though, we all saw what Kate Moss did to stay skinny and you can bet that Heidi won't be walking down the Victoria's Secret runway anytime soon.

**FierceKiten** · February 6th, 2006, 02:41 PM

She's only telling like it is, dog eat dog in the fashion biz. Do we ever see normal models like Kate Winslet walking on stage, nope, they walk Nicole Richie childrens line in demand.