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Ana Carolina Reston Macan (June 4, 1985 – November 15, 2006) was a Brazilian model.


Biography

Reston was born to a middle-class family in
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, on the outskirts of
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, Brazil. At the age of 13, she began her modeling career after winning a local beauty contest in her hometown in 1999. Despite being shorter than the usual model at 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in), she was represented by renowned modeling agencies such as
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,
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and L'equipe (L'equipe is a modeling agency in Sao Paulo.) She was represented in countries such as China,
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,
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, and
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, and appeared in prestigious
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s such as
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. During her career, she listed her height as just over 5 ft 7 in. In January 2004 Reston made her first overseas trip to
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, China. While attending a
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there, she was reportedly informed that she was 'too fat', a criticism, it has been said, that led to her decline into
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. The model's cousin reported that Reston also suffered from
bulimia nervosa Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging or fasting, and excessive concern with body shape and weight. The aim of this activity is to expel the body of calories eaten ...
.


Personal life


Death

Reston died on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. At the time of her death, Reston weighed just 40 kg (88 lbs) at a height of 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in), and had been hospitalized since October 25, 2006, for kidney malfunction due to
anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by low weight, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. ''Anorexia'' is a term of Gre ...
and
bulimia nervosa Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging or fasting, and excessive concern with body shape and weight. The aim of this activity is to expel the body of calories eaten ...
, which included a diet consisting only of apples and
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es. She had a
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of only 14.1, well below the index value of 16 which the
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considers to be severe thinness. Her condition became more serious and deteriorated into generalized
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that led to her death at the age of 21. Reston's mother Miriam told the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper, "I noticed something was wrong when she returned from Japan. She was too thin when she returned and when I told her to eat something, she would say: 'Mom please don't fight with me; there is nothing wrong with me, I'm fine.'"Washington Post
/ref> Reston was the second model who was reported to have died of anorexia-related complications in 2006, after 22-year-old Luisel Ramos.


See also

* List of deaths from anorexia nervosa


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reston, Ana Carolina 1985 births 2006 deaths People from Jundiaí Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian people of Lebanese descent Brazilian female models Neurological disease deaths in São Paulo (state) Deaths from anorexia nervosa Deaths by starvation People from São Paulo (state)