American international fashion model who has openly talked about her struggle with the eating disorders, bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa.
In 2006, Michael signed with DNA Models and appeared in an Italian Elle editorial. In February 2007, she made her runway debut on the fall New York runway, where she opened for 3.1 Phillip Lim and Alice Roi. She walked the fall Marc by Marc Jacobs show in London, as well as the fall Lanvin show in Paris in March. Throughout the rest of 2007, she made appearances in magazines such as W, French Revue de Modes, Harper’s Bazaar, and Teen Vogue. In October, she walked the runway in Paris for Chanel, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, and Lanvin (clothing).
In February 2008, she was sent home from Paris fashion week after being told that “her legs were too plump”. Michael had gained five pounds after struggling with an eating disorder that caused her to weigh 106 lbs at 5’9″. She was then the center of the article “Wasn’t Skinny Supposed to Be Out of Fashion?” in The Wall Street Journal on 28 February 2008.
In May 2008, she appeared on the Today Show, accompanied by Amy Astler, Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue magazine, and talked about the increasing pressure to be thin as a model.
Michael was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2016, and the magazine’s fifth non-nude Playmate.
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