| | * Homosexual fashion designer Alexander McQueen, an [[Atheism|atheist]], took a drug overdose of cocaine, sleeping pills, and tranquilisers prior to committing suicide by hanging in 2010 at the age of forty. <ref>"As an apprentice tailor in Savile Row, McQueen enthusiastically made suits for the Prince of Wales and he has since designed several outfits for the Duchess of York. He says, however, "I am an anarchist, full-stop. I have always had the same political ideology. I'm an atheist. I am anti-monarchist. I don't believe in hierarchies." " Tim Walker, 'Fashion victim', Sunday Telegraph, December 21, 2003, Pg. 26.</ref> See: [[Atheism and suicide]] | | * Homosexual fashion designer Alexander McQueen, an [[Atheism|atheist]], took a drug overdose of cocaine, sleeping pills, and tranquilisers prior to committing suicide by hanging in 2010 at the age of forty. <ref>"As an apprentice tailor in Savile Row, McQueen enthusiastically made suits for the Prince of Wales and he has since designed several outfits for the Duchess of York. He says, however, "I am an anarchist, full-stop. I have always had the same political ideology. I'm an atheist. I am anti-monarchist. I don't believe in hierarchies." " Tim Walker, 'Fashion victim', Sunday Telegraph, December 21, 2003, Pg. 26.</ref> See: [[Atheism and suicide]] |
| − | * Ana Carolina Reston, a 21-year-old [[anorexic]] [[Brazilian]] model who weighed only 88 pounds died in November 2006.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,230183,00.html</ref> | + | * Ana Carolina Reston, a 21-year-old [[anorexic]] [[Brazilian]] model who weighed only 88 pounds died in November 2006.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,230183,00.html</ref> |
| | * Hila Elmalich, an [[Israel]]i model suffering from anorexia, died in November 2006 when weighing only 60 pounds. She was so weak and atrophied that she could not stand.<ref name=Israeli>[http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3883944&page=1 ABC news] Did Model Die From Pressure to Be Thin?</ref> The response from the industry is stunning: | | * Hila Elmalich, an [[Israel]]i model suffering from anorexia, died in November 2006 when weighing only 60 pounds. She was so weak and atrophied that she could not stand.<ref name=Israeli>[http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3883944&page=1 ABC news] Did Model Die From Pressure to Be Thin?</ref> The response from the industry is stunning: |