Romanian model Ioana Spangenberg is the owner of a 20-inch waist that she claims has nothing to do with dieting – rather, the 30-year-old says her figure is all natural.

Dubbed “the Human Hourglass” by The Sun, Spangenberg says she eats three square meals a day and snacks “all the time” on crisps and chocolate. She is 5 foot 6 inches and weighs just 85 pounds, with measurements of 32-20-32. Her waist, The Sun points out, is only 5 inches bigger than a CD. Spangenberg told the newspaper:

“I just have a small stomach. It’s a bit like having a natural gastric band — if I eat too much, I feel sick.”

The model also revealed her self-esteem has suffered throughout her life. She talked of her upbringing in Romania, and revealed that dates were not easy to find:

“When I was 13 my waist was around 15 inches. Someone could put their hands around it, their fingers would touch and they would still have extra room. [...] In Romania it is better to be overweight, because that means you are from a wealthy family.

Spangenberg adds that she would dearly love to pile on some pounds, despite finding success online modeling corsets. She blames her inability to gain weight on her “small stomach,” rather than her eating habits:

“I would still like to gain weight so I don’t look so shocking. Now that I live in Germany I can’t get enough pizza or kebabs.”

Radar Online consulted nutritionist Carolyn Scott-Hamilton about Spangenberg, who offered her view on the model’s claims that she ate junk food all day:

“It’s definitely possible that she’s eating junk food every day but it depends how much. It could be a small handful of chocolate and potato chips throughout the day. If she’s eating all that salt and sugar she’s got to have cellulite. She risks having problems with her reproductive system, her digestive tract, as well as onset diabetes because she is eating so much sugar.”

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Talk about combining to geek warm and fuzzy spots: Lego and Star Wars.

What you are seeing is one of the most detailed Lego models of a correctly attributed scaled down Sand Crawler from Star Wars. Not only is it made out of Legos but it’s also motorized, and detail isn’t limited to the outside but equal care to detail was taken with the inside as well.

Here are some images, and video, of some awesome work by Flickr user Marshal Banana. Enjoy.

via BitRebels

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I consider it my public duty to force myself into this punishing job of bringing you the latest attempt by Victoria Secret to subvert the morals of the young men of the world. So do yourselves a favor guys, take a deep breath, calm down and please keep the oohs and ahhs to  a minimum please – children are trying to sleep.

These pics are from the November 10 Victoria Secret show that was recorded for CBS and aired last Tuesday. Oh and as an added bonus for those who where there Katy Perry sang some song – meh.

Enough of the chit-chat … on with the pics eh guys.

via Robot vs Badger and Buddy TV

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French model Tom Nicon, 22, was reportedly found dead in Milan this morning after a fall from his apartment window.

Nicon’s agency has declined comment on the incident, and Nicon’s death comes just one day ahead of Milan Men’s Fashion Week. In the absence of official confirmation about the details of Nicon’s death, the blog Issac Likes spoke with an unnamed friend of the model:

“He did the Versace fitting this morning. After that he was supposed to go to his agency but he never arrived. I don’t know if it was suicide or if he fell.”

Another runway model, also unnamed, speculated about Nicon’s death to Issac Likes:

“People think we are young and beautiful and rich and happy. But we’re not. We go to castings and the directors take one look at us and then we’re dismissed. You spend your whole life wondering what’s wrong with you. Why didn’t I get that job? You’re competing with your friends, you’re away from your family. The pressure is huge. It’s not the fairytale life people would expect.”

During his career, Nicon worked for Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Kenzo, Costume National, Gareth Pugh, and Hugo Boss. Models Daul Kim and Ambrose Olsen also died unexpectedly within the past year, at the ages of 20 and 24 respectively.

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You can be forgiven for thinking that these are some photographs of the 50′s long forgotten in an attic trunk. You might also be forgiven for thinking that they are excellent examples of using Photoshop when in fact they aren’t.

What they are though is the result of some incredible modelling work, and the oldest special effects trick in the book, by Michael Paul Smith. All the buildings are 1/24th scale and are constructed from Gator board, styrene plastic, Sintra – a light flexible plastic that can be carved and painted – as well as found objects.

The Work

The Creator

hat tip to Fresh Pics

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A controversial new spread in V Magazine‘s “size issue” is being hotly debated all over the internet, due to the lack of airbrushing and skimpy clothes featured in the shots.

Four genuinely plus-sized models (not the more average size 10 or 14 models one might see in a regular “curves” pictorial) are featured in cut-out swimwear and “skinny” jeans, posing with a refreshing lack of self-doubt and positioned as any “normal” model might be. Many blogs and commenters lauded the pics- Jezebel predictably adored them, and even the Daily Mail kind of curbed the hate in their piece on the spread. But it didn’t take long for haters to weigh in, calling the models (Tara Lynn, Candice Huffine, Michelle Olson, and Marquita Pring) “cows” or worse, and basically saying all the women featured were woefully unhealthy and- get this- setting a deadly and unhealthy standard that was harmful to young women.

Below are a few more shots from the spread. What do you think? Do the models look fantastic and more accurately represent what women really look like? Or should fashion remain in the realm of single digit sizes?

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It is amazing sometimes the different ideas that marketing companies can come up with to promote something. Whether it be from stupid products to this summer’s hottest movies there are some cool ideas as well as some down right strange ones. The hype surrounding the impending release of the new Star Trek movie is no different.

It seems that whoever is behind the marketing ideas for Star Trek thought that having a number of artists repaint the venerable USS Enterprise would be a bonus. The resulting gallery of ideas is now up for you to peruse and have a chuckle over. Much like this one painted in UPS colors

or if you are into slushies you might like this one

and a few more for you to look at

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[hat tip to FirstShowing.net]

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Gisele Bundchen made quite the appearance last night at the Costume Institute Gala in New York with Tom Brady at her side, but it’s no secret that she works hard to do her job so well. (And by “job” we obviously mean looking good.) All controversy aside on that particular couple, they were looking smokin’ last night and that deserves a tip of the hat. Especially for a party that had the theme “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” and could therefore get pretty scary when people decide to go it alone, sans stylist.

Maybe Gisele looks so good because she’s hiding a hot little secret involving wedding bells. We can only hope! In Touch Weekly has been riding on the idea for over a week, saying that Tom will be popping the question soon.

Would I love to be a fly on the wall at Bridget Moynahan’s house… Gisele looking this good and there’s a hint of engagement? Ooof.

Image: Getty / Stephen Lovekin

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