"France's ultra-thin ideal is passe but not a problem"

France's waif obsession means its fashion sector snubs many women with bigger body types, but there is no need for a ban on ultra-thin models, said the patron of a plus-size Paris catwalk show under way this weekend. "It's a cultural blockage," explained Clementine Desseaux, a 26-year-old French model who lives in New York.