2. Also in Cycle 3, Cassie, who clearly had a pretty serious eating disorder was still allowed to compete.
Remember Cassie? The one who went crazy when Eva carved a message into her brownies? Yeah, that one. “I’m obsessed with my weight” Cassie repeatedly said, matter of factly. “I don’t consider myself bulimic because I don’t throw up after everything I eat” she also tells Tyra Banks, “only at night after a big meal.” *alarm bells start clanging violently* – but they still allowed her to continue in the competition. The contestants go out to a restaurant and she only orders a diet coke – and when questioned by the other girls, she quips “I’m starving myself now.” Seemingly a joke – but there is no trace of humour in her face. Saying “I wouldn’t say I have a disorder, but I worry about what I eat 24/7” doesn’t exactly scream “I’m ready for a modelling competition!” The poor girl wasn’t exactly helped, especially when the contestants went to visit designers, and two different ones told her directly that her hips and thighs were too big.