Vancouver Fashion Week organizers are under fire after issuing a casting call for female models with 20- to 22-inch waistlines.

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In a statement posted this week online, organizers apologized and called it a mistake.

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The apology didnB次元官网网址檛 stop social media users from continuing to criticize them.

The modeling industry has been under increased scrutiny for promoting small waistlines deemed unhealthy by health advocates and doctors.

ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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