Status of Women committee  I would never disagree with that; however, I would disagree that it's the modelling agents and the modelling industry. It's supply and demand. It's the people buying the magazines. It's the consumers who have bought into this image. Modelling agents don't have that much power. Th

Status of Women committee  Some media, and designers, and yes, everybody who works in the fashion industry. The modelling agencies and the modelling industry provide a product, that being, obviously, models.

Status of Women committee  Yes, I think raising the age of consent would definitely be helpful. It would be helpful because there could be no confusion when an agent or scout or whoever is in a position of power over a young girl and things get ugly. I definitely think there is no 14-year-old who really wa

Status of Women committee  That's a bit of a loaded question. In the industry worldwide, internationally, the average age is 14 to 17 years old. So for us to set a standard that says we can't recruit or scout minors would decimate our industry internationally. I don't know whether that's a reality for us,

Status of Women committee  I would agree, and I would like to do some research and get back to you. I know that in Italy a few years ago you needed to be 16 before you could work in Milan. I don't know if that is still presently the case. There was a period of time when that was an issue because of some o

Status of Women committee  Tightening it up would suggest that there is something in place already. There is nothing in place, so step one would be educating people, and the second step would be—

Status of Women committee  Yes. They need to be licensed. They need to meet standards to represent minors, period.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. If I had known it was first come, first served, I would have been last.

Status of Women committee  Thank you. Thanks to all of you for inviting me here today. I know your agenda says that I am from Panache Model and Talent agency. Currently, I suppose, I'm still a model, although considered probably prehistoric, by my age, in the industry. I am still a model, and have modeled