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Katie Green
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Katie Green in 2008
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Katie Green
28 August 1987 England
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| Spouse(s) | Nathan Marsh |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair colour | Dark brown |
| Eye colour | Brown |
Katie Green (born August 28, 1987) is a model from England. She is known for standing up for healthier body images in the fashion world. Katie became famous for refusing to lose weight for modeling jobs. She is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall. She bravely started a campaign against "size zero" models. This means she spoke out against models being pressured to be extremely thin.
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Katie's Journey into Modeling
Katie Green first got a chance to model when a photographer in Surrey, England, set up a test photoshoot for her. She then worked with many photographers to gain experience. This helped her learn more about modeling. Later, she met a top photographer in London and started modeling for them regularly.
In the summer of 2008, Katie was working in a shop. She saw an advertisement for a model to represent Wonderbra. She decided to try out, even though she thought she had no chance. She went to an open casting call in London. A week later, a newspaper called The Daily Express featured her picture. They asked readers if they knew who she was. Katie soon found out she had been chosen as the new face of Wonderbra. She had beaten 4,000 other girls!
Wonderbra introduced Katie to a modeling agency. However, someone from the agency told her she needed to lose weight. They said models usually had to be a UK size 8. They told her she wouldn't get more work unless she became thinner. Katie did two photoshoots for Wonderbra. Her pictures appeared on billboards and on packaging for bras.
The agency kept telling Katie to lose weight. They wanted her to go from a UK size 12 to a UK size 8-10. She tried to lose weight and even became ill. Katie expected to get lots of modeling jobs. Instead, the agency mostly called to check on her weight. They even measured her to see how much weight she had lost. Katie felt a lot of pressure. She decided to speak out about it in a newspaper. She also decided to leave that modeling agency.
After this, Katie signed with a different agency. She became the new face for another lingerie brand called Ultimo. She modeled alongside other famous people like Melinda Messenger and Mel B from the Spice Girls.
Standing Up for Healthier Models
In July 2009, Katie Green started an important campaign. It was called "Say No to Size Zero." She worked with Lembit Öpik, who was a Member of Parliament (a person who helps make laws for the country). Their goal was to stop the fashion industry from using very thin models.
They started a petition to gather signatures. They wanted to get 20,000 signatures. Their plan was to show this petition to the Prime Minister and the government. They hoped to create new laws. These laws would require models to have health checks before they could work. This way, models would be healthy and not pressured to be too thin.
Other Cool Things She's Done
Katie Green has also done many other interesting things. On September 11, 2009, she helped raise a lot of money for charities. This event honored people who died during the September 11 attacks. Katie joined other famous people like Jonathan Ross and Sir Alex Ferguson at the event.
Katie had a small part in a movie called Get Him to the Greek. She also came third in a national poll. This poll was to find the celebrity with the "perfect body." She was voted one of the top 12 most inspiring women of 2008 by Company magazine.
Katie was asked to be a judge for a modeling competition. This competition was for girls who were not "size zero." It was called "The Love It Lovelies." She also helped launch "National Measure Your Bust Week" at a big store in London. She did this with Michelle Mone, who created the Ultimo brand.
See also
- Lad culture
