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The connection is pretty obvious between model Filippa Hamilton and Ralph Lauren, but what does it have something to do with Photoshop Disasters to make it more controversial?

*Filippa Hamilton*

Controversy #1: Filippa Fired for being “Fat”

Filippa Hamilton, the stunning Swedish-French model gracing Ralph Lauren Ads since 2002, has been fired all because she is FAT. According to her interview in Today’s Show, “They said that I couldn’t fit in their clothes anymore.”

Polo Ralph Lauren, on the contrary, issued a statement on NY Daily News saying Filippa is a “beautiful and healthy” woman but their relationship ended “as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under her contract [with us].”

If you watched the interview here, she doesn’t look so bad at all, not even chubby at least! At 5-foot-8 and 120 pounds, her body mass index is close to normal-underweight level which makes me think, “does Ralph Lauren Blue Label Collection carry only doll clothes?” Hmmm.. perhaps my barbie doll could fit into one of their tees.

Controversy #2: Disastrous Photoshop’ped Ralph Lauren Ad Leaked

But the real “ire” starts here. Filippa wasn’t really mad that she got axed by whom she considered her second family. It was this ridiculously photoshopped image of the model that appeared only in Japan that caused quite a stir, as it was featured on Photoshop Disasters. The issue was certainly blown out of proportion when RL lawyers tried to sue PD and another website for copyright infringement. Gone were the company’s threats and the motion to pull out the image online, and so the plethora of media that jumped on the story’s bandwagon.

Later, the company issued an apology. “The image in question was mistakenly released and used in a department store in Japan and was not the approved image which ran in the U.S. We take full responsibility. This error has absolutely no connection to our relationship with Filippa Hamilton.”

On the other hand, Filippa thinks that they [RL] owe American women a big apology. She’s very proud of what she looks like, and that a role model should look healthy.

More Photoshop Madness

Seems like my tip has been published only recently, featuring Mega Magazine‘s photoshop “mishap” particularly on Katrina Halili’s hands (who was the cover girl for that month). Okay, not that I have no hidden grudge on Mega. I really find it absurd and unnecessary to make her taller and slimmer, other than airbrushing her to pore-fection. The end-result is always unrealistic!