earlier this month france passed a new law that bars models from walking the runway if their body mass index is deemed too low that the pressure is on for agencies who can face a fines of up to $ 80,000 and six months in prison for employing too-thin models .
but former model jennifer sky , 38 , from brooklyn , new york , has revealed in an op-ed for the new york observer that the fashion industry has already found a way around the regulations , explaining that thin models from strutting down the catwalk may be doing more harm than good as models .