The modeling industry has long faced criticism for promoting dangerous beauty standards. In Russia, twin sisters Masha and Dasha Ledeneva nearly lost their lives as teens after extreme dieting. At just 14, they joined a modeling school with a strict 50-kilogram weight limit.
What began as mild dieting spiraled into near-starvation, with the girls surviving on as little as 300 calories a day. Their weights dropped to 38 kilograms, leaving them fainting, weak, and close to death.
Hospitalization became unavoidable, and doctors warned they might not survive. After months of medical and psychological…
