At 18, Victoire Maçon-Dauxerre became one of the most sought-after models in the world. She was spotted on the street by a member of the Elite agency, which she joined a few weeks later. The runway star now lived only for photo shoots and fashion shows. This relentless pace led her into a downward spiral. The young woman even came close to death after a suicide attempt.
At 18, Victoire Maçon-Dauxerre became one of the most sought-after models in the world. She was spotted on the street by a member of the Elite agency , which she joined a few weeks later. The runway star now lived only for photo shoots and fashion shows. This relentless pace led her into a downward spiral. The young woman even came close to death after a suicide attempt .
In 2016, Victoire Maçon-Dauxerre published her harrowing and shocking account . In her book , Jamais Trop Maigre. Journal d'un Top Model (Éditions Les Arènes), she describes her daily life as a model and her descent into hell. Three apples a day: that was her daily diet . She recounts how she nearly died before going on the catwalk. " You can't impose a sick body as the ideal of beauty, it's criminal , " she wrote.
A drastic diet to fit into a size 32
To fit into a size 32-34 (French size) , the pretty brunette put herself on a draconian diet . Her meals? Three apples a day and fish and chicken only once a week. In two months, she lost about ten kilos . And yet, " The more weight I lost, the fatter I felt, " she says. The consequences? Anorexia nervosa , emotional distress, stress... " My anxiety manifested itself in food, and I forced myself to eat three apples while telling myself I would go back to a normal diet afterward. But a voice in my head wouldn't let me, and I was always afraid I wouldn't fit into the clothes anymore, " she told Vanity Fair .
At 1.78 meters tall, she once weighed less than 47 kilos . Far removed from the image of glamour and glitz, Victoire is now committed to fighting the cult of thinness in the world of modeling and fashion. With her transformed body, the young woman found herself emaciated and described herself as a " hanger ." The day her mother saw her naked in the bathroom, she was horrified to see her " skeletal " daughter. " She saw that I was starving. She brought me a roast chicken which I devoured ," the young woman recalled on the TF1 program Sept à Huit
