Who's
That
Girl?
In the early 1990's, Kate Dillon was a very young woman who suddenly found herself on big-time modeling's fast track. In 1991 she was a winner in the Elite Model Look competition. That put her on everybody's "up and coming" list. She began to get exposure in all the right magazines, and was billed as "the next Cindy Crawford." (See a photo of Kate from this time frame.)
But something was wrong. Kate realized that the crazy dieting regime she was using to maintain herself at a rail-thin size 6 (on a 5'10" frame!) was taking its toll (Kate wasn't naturally skinny; in fact she was called "Overweight Kate" in junior high). She started eating better and was actually getting healthier, but the modeling agencies didn't see it that way. Finally, one time when she was being criticized again for being "too fat," she realized "I don't have to do this." She quit modeling and went back to her native San Diego, California.
Back in San Diego Kate came to accept herself as a healthy -- and beautiful! -- larger woman. She went back to New York and Wilhelmina Models hired her as a large-size model. Over the past 5 years Kate's career has blossomed. She has been the signature model for Elisabeth, the large-size division of Liz Claiborne, and was a "V-Girl" for Venezia by Lane Bryant. While modeling for Elisabeth, Kate's goddess-like figure has appeared larger than life high atop Times Square! Kate was frequently seen in MODE magazine, which named her Model of the Year in 1998.
More recently, Kate's horizons have broadened beyond modeling. She speaks frequently to young women on issues of body image and health. She also serves as Vice President of the ECHO Prosocial Gallery, a New York-based organization that seeks to build social consciousness in children through art.
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