Recently, supermodel Petra Nemcova has revealed that there was time when she needed help: during her battle with body issues.
“There was big pressure for me when I started modeling at 15,” says Petra, 28. “I was told, ‘You need to lose weight.’
So I started different diets and went on to laxatives. Then it became an everyday thing. The amount I was taking was very dangerous.”
Petra says she has battled her eating disorder problem successfully and is now helping others. She broke down in tears while addressing an audience at the Dallas-based Elisa Project, which promotes awareness of the signs of an eating disorder.
“My body has suffered enough,” she says. “It’s something I’ve overcome, but I’m very frustrated knowing our younger generation is suffering from it. It’s completely unnecessary.” [via]
