Lady LUX

Iman’s daughter, Zulekha Haywood, made headlines this morning for her tell-all interview to Glamour magazine where she describes being on a diet since she was eight years old. It’s no secret that being the daughter to a famous supermodel ain’t easy but Zulekha took her overeating to a dangerous level, at one point weighing 320 pounds. She also tells the mag about her mother’s way of controlling her intake, “An overweight kid and already dining for sport, my first was the ‘basta’ diet. At home, my mother, Iman, a beauty icon and devotee of clean eating, would whisper “basta” (‘enough’ in Italian) when I was in danger of overeating.” As Whoopi Goldberg pointed out today on The View, “basta” for Iman could easily be half a meal to the normal person. However, Zulekha didn’t go to the mag to spill about her mother, but rather to show off her new bod post-gastric bypass. David Bowie’s step-daughter now weighs an amazing 168 lbs.

While on the topic of the female body in the media, Stylelite reported today that a UK retail store, Primack, is pulling a line of bikinis for children that featured padded tops. Originally investigated by the Daily Mail, the store was accused of attracting pedophiles and sexualizing children by human rights advocates. Shy Keenan, a child protection consultant for Phoenix Chief Advocates, had this to say about Primack’s swimsuits, “‘It never fails to amaze us just how many ordinary High St household names are now prepared to exploit the disgusting ‘paedophile pound’ to feed a dark market that has no place in our society, let alone near our children.” Some may scoff at the article, thinking that “times have changed” but it’s important to note that sizes were for children 6-8 years old, an age well before sexual development and puberty. What happened to innocent one-pieces?

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