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ELEANOR HALL: It's an industry often accused of promoting eating disorders and body image problems but at its extravaganza this week Sydney's Fashion Festival says it's putting "healthier looking" models on the catwalk.
Earlier this year the fashion industry was embroiled in controversy when a Polish model was discovered to be only 14 and was barred from Australian Fashion Week.
But the industry says it's now working to promote healthier body images as Jesse Leary reports.
JESSE LEARY: The fashion industry has long been a trendsetter not only in clothes, but in body image as well.
This week at the Sydney Fashion Festival, all eyes were on the catwalk and the fashion parades that have such a significant impact on the way young women think they should look.
Bronwyn Buckley is health promotion officer of Women's Health Queensland:
BRONWYN BUCKLEY: Young women are very impressionable and they...