Scouted in the street when she was 17, Victoire Dauxerre’s story started like a teenager’s fantasy: within months she was strutting down the catwalks of New York’s major fashion shows. But when fashion executives and photographers forced her to become ever thinner, Victoire’s dream became a nightmare.A memoir of a brief career as a top model - and the brutally honest account of what goes on behind the scenes in a fascinating, closed industry.Scouted in the street when she was 17, Victoire Dauxerre’s story started like a teenager’s fantasy: within months she was strutting down the catwalks of New York’s major fashion shows. But when fashion executives and photographers forced her to become ever thinner, Victoire’s dream became a nightmare.In Size Zero Victoire unflinchingly exposes the ugly face of fashion and details her personal battle with anorexia nervosa and bulimia with painful honesty. A shocking indictment of the pressures our society puts on young women, her story will give strength to anyone trying to overcome or understand the increasingly prevalent problem of eating disorders.‘Unique and persuasive … bravely, Dauxerre names names – even the big ones’ Sunday Times ‘It is rare for someone to blow the whistle so spectacularly as Dauxerre. Hopefully her book will be a force for good’ Evening StandardWritten with Valérie Péronnet.A memoir of a brief career as a top model - and the brutally honest account of what goes on behind the scenes in a fascinating, closed industry.Scouted in the street when she is 17, Victoire Dauxerre’s story started like a teenager’s dream: within months she was on the catwalks of New York’s major fashion shows, and part of the most select circle of in-demand supermodels in the world.But when fashion executives and photographers began to pressure her about her weight, forcing her to become ever thinner, Victoire’s fantasy came at a cost. Food was now her enemy, and soon, living on only three apples a day and Diet Coke galore, Victoire became anorexic.An unflinching, painful expose of the uglier face of fashion, her testimony is a shocking example of how our culture’s mechanisms of anorexia and bulimia can push a young woman to the point of suicide. It is the story of a survivor whose fight against poisonous illness and body image shows us how to take courage and embrace life.‘What makes Size Zero unique and persuasive is that it is a highly intelligent girl’s dark snapshot of the reality of this modern fairy-tale. What is unusual is how, bravely, Dauxerre names names – even the big ones’ Sunday Times‘It is rare for someone to blow the whistle so spectacularly as Dauxerre. Hers is a salutary tale of abuse in plain sight. Hopefully her book will be a force for good’ Evening Standard‘A poignant book’ Elle‘This book has an important purpose’ TimesVictoire Dauxerre was born in Paris in 1992. She is currently studying Drama in London and training to be an actress.• FRENCH BESTSELLER: A bestseller in France, it has sold 50k copies and attracted worldwide press.• PROMOTABLE AUTHOR: Victoire Dauxerre is an intelligent, articulate whistle-blower. Her story has attracted attention across the world, including a much commented on post from Lil Wayne.• CLEARLY DEFINED AUDIENCE: For 20-35 yr-old audience and their parents. Readers of Thin by Grace Bowman (38k); Wasted (17k); My Body My Enemy (12k); The Devil Wears Prada (800k TCM). 1 in 4 UK women or girls will at some point in their lives suffer from an eating disorder; Anorexia is still the highest-killing mental health problem in the UK.• INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: This paperback edition will be published in time for International Women’s Day 2018, and publicity will centre on body positivity and preventing eating disorders.• SHOCKING TRUE STORY: This book names names – and is a fascinating insight into the industry. She offers snapshots of anxious designers and stressed out make-up artists, pimp-like, hypocritical agents and obnoxious top models.
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