And here we have one of the world’s most beautiful people hanging out in Sydney, Australia on a holiday with her family. And no, you can’t hate her because she’s beautiful because she’s also one of the most darling sweethearts. And she is making quite a name for herself, not that she needs to, but shedding light on an issue in the fashion world that has always kept us talking – eating disorders. Elle McPherson is joining the ranks of other supermodels, like Tyra Banks, to step up and say no, being too thin isn’t cool, and it isn’t even really being accepted in the industry anymore. She says anorexia gets too much play, and Elle is gonna let you in on the secret to being a successful model: not looking like you’re on the verge of death. Despite the stereotype that supermodels are also superskinny, Elle argues that women who look healthy are going to get more work than women with a Corpse Bride pallor.

“In my era–and I believe it is still true in this era–the girls that were incredibly successful were healthy. It was really simple: you were beautiful and healthy. Look at Claudia Schiffer, look at Christie Turlington, look at Cindy Crawford: after 20 years in the industry, they haven’t destroyed themselves. They’ve maintained the way they look and they are very beautiful women because they’ve looked after themselves.”

You just can’t argue that one, can you? She thinks models and celebrities are quick to receive arm-chair eating disorder diagnoses from scandal-seeking media types. “I think a lot of stereotypical phrases are batted about in the press that are irresponsible and uneducated,” she says. Gotta say, as much as I love the weight drama or the scary skinny dish on occasion, I agree with Elle. Like was it really necessary to call Angelina Jolie anorexic as she was raising four little kids and grieving her late mom? But then making it a big deal that Nicole Richie’s dramatic weight loss was not hot made a healthy statement, whether she was officially diagnosed with an eating disorder or not. Either way, I think Elle’s sentiments are lovely, albeit possibly clouded by her desire to sell the new plus-sized range of Elle Macpherson Intimates. It doesn’t move G-sized bras to say the fashion industry celebrates women who live on Starbucks and Benson & Hedges. It’s the message that counts tho, right?

Photo: Carlos Costas, PacificCoastNews.com

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It seems that Elle MacPherson has a blossoming romance with Canadian rock star Bryan Adams. The two have apparently been pals for ages, but only recently have they begun their romantic relationship. Bryan Adams launched a huge photo exhibition Tuesday night that he called ‘Modern Muses’ in The Hospital in Convent Garden in London. The exhibition was meant to convey inspiring women in Britain and his bash also hosted the prestigious Blackberry Women and Technology Awards. Following the bash, Elle and he were heating things up at a private party hosted by Bryan in his London home. Terms like ‘passionate kiss’ and ‘couldn’t keep their hands off each other’ were used by sources close to the pair. Although this may seem like an unlikely coupling, I think they make a darling couple, and we wish them all the best.